couch potato
noun/ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/UK/ˈkʰäʊ̯t͡ʃ pʰəˌtʰeɪ̯ɾoʊ̯/US/ˈkæɔtʃ pəˌtæɪtəʉ/
Etymology
From couch + potato; coined by Tom Iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”) and tuber (“potato”)); trademarked by Robert Armstrong from 1976–91.
Definitions
A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television,…
A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
- Being a couch potato won't let you help achieve your goals.
- Bah! What lesson can a couch potato father teach his kids!
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for couch potato. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA