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couchbound

adj

Etymology

From couch + bound.

  1. derived from bombus — “a humming or buzzing”
  2. derived from bombitō — “hum, buzz”
  3. derived from bondir — “leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”
  4. inherited from *bounden✻
  5. compounded as couchbound — “couch + bound”

Definitions

  1. Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.

    • He may be truly agoraphobic — he doesn’t venture outside until the sixth episode — but his couchbound apathy masks a ruthless manipulative streak, as when he cons a Meals on Wheels volunteer into delivering his lunches.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA