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couch potato

noun

Definition of couch potato

  1. :  a lazy and inactive person; especially :  one who spends a great deal of time watching television

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Examples of couch potato in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of couch potato

1982

couch potato Synonyms

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
Related Words
bum, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; crawler, creeper, dawdler, laggard, putterer, slowpoke, snail, stick-in-the-mud, straggler; clock-watcher, goldbrick, malingerer, shirker, slacker; dallier, lingerer, loiterer, loller, lounger, saunterer; delayer, procrastinator; dropout, quitter
Near Antonyms
achiever, comer, highflier (or highflyer); live wire, powerhouse

COUCH POTATO Defined for English Language Learners

couch potato

noun

Definition of couch potato for English Language Learners

  • : someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television

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