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Definition 2024

couch_potato

couch potato

See also: couch-potato

English

Noun

couch potato ‎(plural couch potatoes)

A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:idler.

Derived terms

desk potato

Translations

person

Armenian: մեշոկ ‎(mešok)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 電視迷, 电视迷 ‎(diànshìmí)
Czech: pecivál (cs) m
Finnish: sohvaperuna (fi)
French: légume (fr), avachi (fr), pantouflard (fr) m

German: Nichtstuer m
Norwegian: sofagris m
Polish: kanapowy leń m pers
Russian: лежебо́ка (ru) m, f ‎(ležebóka), си́день (ru) m ‎(sídenʹ), лентя́й (ru) m ‎(lentjáj), безде́льник (ru) m ‎(bezdélʹnik)
Swedish: soffliggare (sv) c

References

Allan A. Metcalf, "Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004) ISBN 061813008X pp.129-134.

See also

lazy