"cuck chair" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cuck chair.wav Forms: cuck chairs [plural]
Etymology: From cuck (“a cuckold or cuckquean: one who is married to an unfaithful partner”) + chair, alluding to the fact that the so-called cuck sits in the chair while watching their partner have sexual intercourse with another. Attested as early as the 2010s but first popularised as a meme in 2022. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cuck|chair|t1=a cuckold or cuckquean: one who is married to an unfaithful partner}} cuck (“a cuckold or cuckquean: one who is married to an unfaithful partner”) + chair Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuck chair (plural cuck chairs)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) A chair, especially one in a hotel room, that faces the bed; a corner chair. Wikipedia link: Know Your Meme Tags: Internet, humorous Categories (topical): Furniture
    Sense id: en-cuck_chair-en-noun-o5aEfPPf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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