as in slug
a lazy person
a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done
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Recent Examples of couch potato
There are big, small, fluffy, old, hiking buddy dogs, couch potato dogs and puppies.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Although some bully-type dogs tend to be couch potatoes, most are athletic.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
However, even couch potatoes who began to exercise consistently saw a benefit — a 22% drop in the risk of early death, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
The wellness trend is a commitment to refocus our daily routines and habits before the first of the year, which enables us to lock in a healthy lifestyle and beat the temptation to eat more, be a couch potato and lax mental wellness during the cold winter months.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Although some bully-type dogs tend to be couch potatoes, most are athletic.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
However, even couch potatoes who began to exercise consistently saw a benefit — a 22% drop in the risk of early death, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
The wellness trend is a commitment to refocus our daily routines and habits before the first of the year, which enables us to lock in a healthy lifestyle and beat the temptation to eat more, be a couch potato and lax mental wellness during the cold winter months.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch potato
Noun
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The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns.—
Bob Cary,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2025
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California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The alliance’s new Operation Baltic Sentry, a standing force including frigates, patrol aircraft, drones and other assets largely for protecting seabed infrastructure, is a good beginning, but not enough.—
James Stavridis,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Temporary flight restrictions are active in the area, barring drones and other aircraft from interfering with the helicopters.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Moles eat insects, snail larvae, spiders, and small invertebrates, but their favorite foods are earthworms and white grubs.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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In addition to sea slugs, other snails have been known to graze on bryozoan.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Couch potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch%20potato. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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