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couch potato
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couch potato

noun

Definition of COUCH POTATO

: a lazy and inactive person; especially : one who spends a great deal of time watching television
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Examples of COUCH POTATO

  1. <a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done>

First Known Use of COUCH POTATO

1982

Related to COUCH POTATO

Synonyms
lazybones, deadbeat, do-nothing, drone, idler, layabout, loafer, lotus-eater, slouch, slug, slugabed, sluggard
Antonyms
doer, go-ahead, go-getter, hummer, hustler, rustler, self-starter

Rhymes with COUCH POTATO

hot potato, new potato, plum tomato, seed potato, small potato, sweet potato

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