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couch potato
couch potato
Someone who often engages in sedentary activities, usually understood as frequently watching television. Lisa wants to date a man who loves to travel and explore, not a couch potato who watches television all the time.
couch potato
a lazy individual, addicted to television-watching. All he ever does is watch TV; he's become a real couch potato. Couch potatoes can tend to become very fat and unhealthy, you know.
couch potato
n. a lazy, do-nothing television watcher. (see also
sofa spud.)
If there was a prize for the best couch potato, my husband would win it.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Zephyros | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek |
Ara | | - | Armenian, Armenian Mythology |
Boyce | | BOIS | English |
Dayna | | DAY-nə | English |
Salomon | | sa-lo-MAWN (French) | French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Coreen | | kə-REEN | English (Rare) |