Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
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- noun A person who
spends a lot of timesitting orlying down, oftenwatching television , eatingsnacks or drinkingalcohol .
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- noun an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
Etymologies
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couch + potato; coined by Tom Iacino in 1976 as a pun on "boob tuber" (boob tube = television, tuber = potato); trademarked by Robert Armstrong 1976–91
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cosmican commented on the word couch potato
Someone who sits on a sofa or couch for several hours watching TV
November 20, 2007