Chaise longue (Noun)

Definition 1: A type of sofa or couch with a back at one end only.

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Usage 1: Although a chaise longue is a good place to lounge around, the word has nothing to do with "lounging" and so the spelling "chaise lounge" and pronunciation as though it were "chase lounge" are incorrect. "Chaise lounge" is a folk etymology, the reanalysis of foreign words and phrases so that they incorporate more familiar native words (for ease of remembering and pronunciation).

Suggested usage: A chaise longue is a wonderful place to sit with someone's head on your lap; otherwise one member of the couple faces the hazard of falling off backward. "Mama's new chaise longue looks too pretentious among her colonial pieces." "Martha, you sit on the chaise longue; you fit it perfectly." Meoooow!

Etymology: From the French phrase chaise longue 'long chair.' (yourDictionary salutes Bill Mehlman for bringing up this long-standing spelling trap.)

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