1) A closet-like piece of furniture, much like a wardrobe or armoire, but with one side being a long space for hanging clothes and other side with drawers. The word is derived from the French "chiffonier" and wardrobe.
2) An item of furniture one may be invited to "bust up" as a euphemism for sex, especially between a Caucasian woman and an African-American man.
2) An item of furniture one may be invited to "bust up" as a euphemism for sex, especially between a Caucasian woman and an African-American man.
Mayella Ewell in the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962): "I was sittin' on the porch, and he come along. Uh, there's this old chifforobe in the yard, and I-I said, 'You come in here, boy, and bust up this chifforobe, and I'll give you a nickel.'"
I'd love to see Denzel bust up Angelina's chifforobe.
I'd love to see Denzel bust up Angelina's chifforobe.
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Originates from Yorkshire.
Originates from Yorkshire.
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Get the chuffed mug.Chuffer – (noun) One who could be described as being all talk and no action and in some cases the talk is merely a whisper.
I know that guy over there looks like he’s about to go postal, but he’s a real chuffer. He’ll probably just go home and cry like a bitch.
by M'ie July 25, 2008
Get the chuffer mug.Similiar to an armoir but smaller. A chiffarobe is a free standing wardrobe which usually has a full length mirrored door. Behind the door there's a rod to hang one's clothes, and several drawers on the opposite side of the mirrored door. Chiffarobes were used in the days before homes had closets.
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Citizen journalists are publishing articles about how our healthcare reform bill is really designed to work in favor of our interests and at the expense of minorities! We can't censor them! Quick! Publish a bunch of Chaff about UFOs and a Flat Earth and link it to their sites! That way it'll look like only conspiracy theorists view this kind of stuff and no one will take it seriously!
Yes, I know that when you see this book about the War on Amazon it says that all the customers also purchased books about Nazism and Holocaust denial, but that's just Chaff intended to make it look guilty by association.
Yes, I know that when you see this book about the War on Amazon it says that all the customers also purchased books about Nazism and Holocaust denial, but that's just Chaff intended to make it look guilty by association.
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