floordrobe

Blend of floor +‎ wardrobe.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔːdɹəʊb/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈflɔɹdɹoʊb/

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floordrobe (plural floordrobes)

1. (humorous) Clothing strewn on the floor.
   • 2002, Gideon Haigh, The Vincibles: A Suburban Cricket Season, Victory Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 127:

     Pity about the suit being covered in cat fur when I retrieved it from the floordrobe, but it was dark anyway.

   • 2009 December 1, Mark Shea, “Floordrobe”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Well, if you’re anything like me, quite a few of your clothes at any one time might be on the floor. It makes it easier to select what you want to wear. I – and millions of people like me – call it my floordrobe. It’s a form of storage for clothing which requires no hangers, drawers, doors or effort.

   • 2024 April 17, Caroline Bologna, “This Unexpected Laundry Habit Is A Potential Sign Of ADHD”, in HuffPost‎^[2]:

     What about items you’ve only worn once and don’t want to wash but also don’t want to return to your closet because you think you’ll wear them again in the near future? If that sounds familiar, you might have what some call a “floordrobe.” And this manifestation of laundry clutter is quite common among people with ADHD.