wire hangers
Thin metal hooks
Wire hangers are thin, lightweight clothing hangers made from bent wire, typically given free by dry cleaners.
They're functional but flimsy, prone to tangling, and can leave shoulder bumps in garments.
The phrase evokes cheapness or disorder—closets full of wire hangers suggest someone who hasn't invested in proper organization.
Joan Crawford's unhinged rant against them in *Mommie Dearest* made No wire hangers! a cultural touchstone for irrational fury.
- closetBuilt-in storage chamber
- coatOuter garment or layer
- dry cleaningSolvent-based fabric care
- dry cleanerWaterless fabric care business
- metalHard conductive solid
bent · twisted · shoulders · rod · plastic · clothes · abortion · back alley · garment · hook · thin · cheap · tangled · laundry · wardrobe · rust · dress · shirt
- dry cleaningdry cleaner, dry cleaners, dry cleaning, dry cleaning fluid, pressing
- fastenersbolt, screw, nail, nut, clip
- ceilingsceiling tiles, ceiling tile, ceiling panel, ceiling panels, drop ceiling