2 definitions by Joey "the nose" Uccello
In the coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania, many home owners have a habit of creating a "showcase" room. It contains the finest and most expensive furniture in the home. This room is completely off limits with the rare exception of entertaining guests on very special occasions.
Scranton Rooms are meant to confuse company. They feel that one neat and finely furnished room will make up for the rest of their home being kept in total disarray. They also hope this one room will make others think they are more successful or refined than they actually are.
Scranton rooms are very similar to Italian rooms, but not limited to a particular ethnic background. Perhaps the large amount of Italian immigrants in the Scranton, Pennsylvania area helped make this a trend popular throughout the area.
Scranton Rooms are meant to confuse company. They feel that one neat and finely furnished room will make up for the rest of their home being kept in total disarray. They also hope this one room will make others think they are more successful or refined than they actually are.
Scranton rooms are very similar to Italian rooms, but not limited to a particular ethnic background. Perhaps the large amount of Italian immigrants in the Scranton, Pennsylvania area helped make this a trend popular throughout the area.
Toddler: "Mommy, mommy! My ball just rolled into the other room!"
Mother: "Just leave it there! You KNOW you are never allowed in the Scranton room!"
When father's boss from the coal mine came to dinner, we entertained him in our Scranton room.
Mother: "Just leave it there! You KNOW you are never allowed in the Scranton room!"
When father's boss from the coal mine came to dinner, we entertained him in our Scranton room.
by Joey "the nose" Uccello September 13, 2009
An Italian room is a room in an Italian American home which is totally off limits, with the exception of company on special occasions. It is always decorated with the finest and most fashionable furniture within the purchasing power of the homeowner.
Italian Americans feel this room will fool their guests into thinking they live much better than their income allows. Great care is often taken to hermetically seal Italian rooms with plastic slip covers. This makes the room ready to impress at a seconds notice decades into the future.
See also: Scranton room
Italian Americans feel this room will fool their guests into thinking they live much better than their income allows. Great care is often taken to hermetically seal Italian rooms with plastic slip covers. This makes the room ready to impress at a seconds notice decades into the future.
See also: Scranton room
"Wow, Vito! Your mother must be really rich. She has TWO Italian rooms!"
"Please Grandma, its Grandpa's funeral reception. Can we please, just this ONCE, sit in your Italian room?"
"Please Grandma, its Grandpa's funeral reception. Can we please, just this ONCE, sit in your Italian room?"
by Joey "the nose" Uccello September 12, 2009