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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
64, 2005 chairwarmer noun an idler, a loafer US, 1960 • He added “do-nothing”
and “chairwarmer” to rhetorical blasts at a news conference, even as he urged
Sundquist to devote halfthe campaign to daily debates at towns across the state.
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On the Bowery: Confronting Homelessness in American Society
The physical and emotional coldness of his search for work lead Hurstwood to an
increased state of idleness. In the Broadway Central, as in other notable hotels,
Hurstwood becomes a chairwarmer, a lounger in lobbies, reading and passing ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
chairwarmer | change artist 126 chairwarmer noun an idler, a loaferUS, 1960
chale! no! never! Border Spanish used in English conversation by Mexican-
Americans US, 1950 chalewa noun a marijuana pipe, usually made from coconut
shell ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
Vice Slang gently eases you into the language of gambling, drugs and alcohol, providing you with 3,000 words to establish yourself firmly in the world of corruption and wickedness.
Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2007
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
2.railroad car having traditional chairswith adjustable reeling backs. chairman Br.
person in charge of a large company ororganisation. chairwarmer Am. sl.lazy
person. chaise Am. chaise longue. chaise longue Am., Can.a sunbed with a ...
A middle- aged and paunchy chairwarmer— so Lanny couldn't help but think of
him, even while liking him— had built his very life into this League of Nations; it
had become not merely his job and his wife's— it was their religion, and their
home ...
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Men Who Manage: Fusions of Feeling and Theory in Administration
Blanke spelled out the dominant sentiments: The thing I've got against the whole
damn setup is procedures. Every time you turn around you run into a rule that
stymies you. Some chairwarmer in [the Office] cooks up a crack-pot notion of how
...
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Mo: The Life and Times of Morris K. Udall
He was not a chairwarmer. You don't have as much time for your family and wife
as you should have."4 Myra MacPherson chronicled the ups and downs —
mostly downs — of political families in a 1975 book called The Power Lovers. It is
an ...
Donald W. Carson, James W. Johnson, 2004
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Basic Illinois Government: A Systematic Explanation
By naming Joseph F. Cunningham, who had previously served briefly on the
Court, it chose a replacement who was clearly intended to be little more than a
chairwarmer until the election took place. One 128 Basic Illinois Government.
David Kenney, Barbara L. Brown, 1993
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Youth Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Youth Ministry
A youth pastor in a church leadership meeting is not a coy chairwarmer, she is a
contributor to the communal vision and work of ministry. At times you may not be
in a position to offer anything but verbal support for someone else. For the sake ...
