Phrase guide
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noun
A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, idiomatic
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
History
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.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
