couch potato

noun

Definition of couch potatonext
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 The pleasures of being a couch potato. — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 But even for a Idaho couch potatoes, quality and flavor are what will stir consumers’ drinks. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025 Long-form reading then becomes as hard as pushups for a couch potato. — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025 Listen to this article Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food. — Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for couch potato
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch potato
  1. slug
  2. drone
  3. snail
  4. bum
Noun
  • Trim back the dead foliage in fall to improve your garden’s appearance and prevent slug eggs from overwintering.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Families can learn about slugs, spiders, vultures and more during Creepy Critters Month at the Knoch Knolls Nature Center, 320 Knoch Knolls Road, a park district news release said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of slug
Noun
  • Asif said the Houthis had intensified missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia and expanded their control along Yemen's Red Sea coast.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The drone remains a prototype, and the competition demonstrated its payload-carrying capability rather than establishing its readiness for operational deployment.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drone
Noun
  • The inflatable horses, butterflies, snails and other creatures were made by the New York artist and designer Katie Stout.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Aquarium officials received some 500 marine animals from that operation on June 19, taking in an array of fish, sharks, clams, shrimp, prawns and tiny snails.
    — John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of snail
Noun
  • The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bum

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“Couch potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch%20potato. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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