1
: remote from direct dealing with problems : theoretical rather than practical
armchair strategists
2
: sharing vicariously in another's experiences
an armchair traveler
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Seth Kugel, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
New Yorkers like to play armchair psychologists, but there are a lot of misunderstood and interrelated factors that enter into fare evasion.
—Deborah Wathen Finn, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Margot Patrick, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2022
There is an army of armchair retail traders hell-bent on chasing the entire electric vehicle supply chain.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
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Noun
Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling?
—Seth Kugel, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
New Yorkers like to play armchair psychologists, but there are a lot of misunderstood and interrelated factors that enter into fare evasion.
—Deborah Wathen Finn, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Over the weekend, the scandal-prone Swiss lender became a trending topic among armchair investors on Twitter and Reddit forums, who speculated that the bank was in trouble.
—Margot Patrick, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2022
There is an army of armchair retail traders hell-bent on chasing the entire electric vehicle supply chain.
—Moneyshow, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
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“Armchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armchair. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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