couch potato

  • 41couch potato — Noun. A lazy person who idles away time, usually watching the television. Orig. U.S …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 42couch potato — n. lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games …

    English slang

  • 43(a) couch potato — informal a person who does not like physical activity and prefers to sit down, usually to watch television. The remote control television was invented for couch potatoes …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 44couch — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), plush (esp. AmE), soft (esp. AmE) ▪ leather, velvet ▪ overstuffed (esp. AmE) …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 45Couch — For other uses, see Couch (disambiguation). Comfortable seating …

    Wikipedia

  • 46couch — {{11}}couch (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. couche (12c.) a bed, lair, from coucher to lie down, from L. collocare (see COUCH (Cf. couch) (v.)). Traditionally, a couch has the head end only raised, and only half a back; a sofa has both ends raised and… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 47couch — 1. n. & v. n. 1 an upholstered piece of furniture for several people; a sofa. 2 a long padded seat with a headrest at one end, esp. one on which a psychiatrist s or doctor s patient reclines during examination. v. 1 tr. (foll. by in) express in… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48mouse potato — n. A person who spends a great deal of of time in front of a computer (cf. couch potato). Example Citation: Log onto the World Wide Web, type in the address www.superbowl.com, and you enter a football fantasyland featuring equal amounts of… …

    New words

  • 49mouse potato — noun (slang) A person who spends a great deal of time using a computer, esp for leisure (on the analogy of couch potato under ↑couch1) • • • Main Entry: ↑mouse * * * ˈmouse potato 7 noun (informal …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 50cot potato — n. An infant or toddler who spends a great deal of time watching television. Example Citations: USA Today has said television, video games and fear of the world outside the front door is creating a world where today s children are under house… …

    New words