ice-cream parlor chair
noun
a side chair made of heavy wire with a round wooden seat, especially for use at a table.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso called ice-cream chair .
Origin of ice-cream parlor chair
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby ice-cream parlor chair
ice chest, ice-cold, ice cream, ice-cream cone, ice-cream parlor, ice-cream parlor chair, ice-cream social, ice-cream soda, ice-cream suit, ice-cream supper, ice crystals
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