couch potato

noun

plural couch potatoes
: a lazy and inactive person
especially : one who spends a great deal of time watching television

Examples of couch potato in a Sentence

a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done
Recent Examples on the Web After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes. Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024 Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024 The casual observer and couch potato don’t need to know a thing about obscure scoring systems or the career results of athletes who have spent the past three years largely anonymous. Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 30 June 2024 Postell Pringle as Big Charles exemplifies the couch potato sports fan, standing up for all the big ensemble scenes. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for couch potato 

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Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of couch potato was in 1976

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“Couch potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couch%20potato. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

couch potato

noun
: someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television

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