Meanings
plural papasan chairs
- A large rounded bowl-shaped chair with an adjustable angle similar to that of a futon.
“You got to do something about your yard.” “My yard? We've been over this, Wayne. Why would I allow a seasonal skunk orgy on my land, huh? They ruined my papasan chair with their musky lovemaking. No, no no. These skunks are your problem, Wayne.”
2021 April 18, Christy Stratton & Erin Wagoner, “Hoot 'N Haw” (0:52 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 2, episode 18, spoken by Wayne Edwards (Ike Barinholtz)Synonyms: bowl chair
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large rounded bowl-shaped chair with an adjustable angle similar to that of a futon.
Origin
- Japaneseパパさん“(honored) father”
- Englishpapasan chair
Borrowed from Japanese パパさん (papa san, “(honored) father”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
papasan chair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papasan%20chair
“papasan chair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papasan%20chair. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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