"Chair" meaning in All languages combined

See Chair on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chair
  1. (often with definite article) Chairperson. Tags: often, with-definite-article Categories (topical): Heterosexual ships (fandom)
    Sense id: en-Chair-en-name-ezjRmdkc Disambiguation of Heterosexual ships (fandom): 55 45 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Ships with portmanteau names (fandom) Disambiguation of English blends: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Ships with portmanteau names (fandom): 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Blend of Chuck + Blair. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Chuck|Blair}} Blend of Chuck + Blair Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chair
  1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf of the Gossip Girl series. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Heterosexual ships (fandom)
    Sense id: en-Chair-en-name-zSjeQqD1 Disambiguation of Heterosexual ships (fandom): 55 45 Categories (other): Ships with portmanteau names (fandom) Disambiguation of Ships with portmanteau names (fandom): 54 46 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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