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The room named for living, mostly used for watching other people live on a screen.
means The main room in a home set aside for relaxing and socializing, as opposed to kitchens or bedrooms with more specific jobs.
from A 19th-century American replacement for 'parlor,' which had grown too associated with laying out the dead for funerals — people wanted a room for the living, literally, not for wakes. So the name is almost defiantly cheerful: a deliberate pivot away from death talk toward daily life, décor, and company.
- original name
- parlor, literally where you laid out the dead
- furniture orientation
- always points at the TV, not each other
- couch economics
- most expensive napping equipment you own
- actual usage
- least lived-in room, despite the name