An Entry Monday, July 20, 2026
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Corduroy beanbag chair.

Plate LVIII. Corduroy beanbag chair.

Photo by Bayo Adegunloye on Unsplash

Beanbag Chair

/BEEN-bag chair/  n.
  1. 1. A low, frameless seat consisting of a fabric shell filled to generous capacity with polystyrene beads or similar fill, resulting in a profile that is less 'chair' in the architectural sense and more 'topographic event'; esp. one upholstered in corduroy, whose ridged surface maps the contours like a survey grid.
  2. 2. colloq. No legs and no vertical ambitions whatsoever. She settles into a room the way a glacier settles into a valley: slowly, completely, and with no intention of being moved before spring.
In a sentence:

"The thiccc corduroy beanbag chair in the den absorbed the entire corner of the room and, by all available evidence, a meaningful portion of the floor plan. The corduroy ridges ran east to west, like contour lines on a relief map of something majestic."

Etymology:

From bean (Old English bean, leguminous seed, though the modern fill is decidedly post-legume) + bag (Old Norse baggi, pack or bundle) + chair (Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, seat of authority). The word 'cathedra' also gives us 'cathedral.' This is relevant.

From the desk

Filed by

Teddy VanceJunior Cataloguer

The etymology ends at 'cathedral' and I think that is the entire argument, honestly.

Ruling PROVISIONAL

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

The corduroy ridges function as a survey grid. I cannot dismiss a seat that requires cartography.

Frequently asked

Is a beanbag chair thiccc?

Yes. Beanbag Chair was admitted to the Thiccctionary on July 20, 2026 and filed in the Domestic Goods section. The ruling on file: Provisional. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a beanbag chair thiccc?

No legs and no vertical ambitions whatsoever. She settles into a room the way a glacier settles into a valley: slowly, completely, and with no intention of being moved before spring.

Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?

Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).

Sources

  1. Photograph by Bayo Adegunloye, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate LVIII.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/beanbag-chair-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a beanbag chair thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, B.
  4. Catalogued under: Domestic Goods. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled provisional by the desk. Objections on file.

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