couch potatoes

noun

plural of couch potato
as in slugs
a lazy person a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done

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  1. slugs
  2. drones
  3. snails
  4. loafers
Noun
  • Unfortunately, night watering creates the perfect conditions for slugs and pathogens to thrive.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 23 July 2026
  • Baking soda can help prevent powdery mildew, kill weeds, repel slugs, and clean produce, but must be used sparingly.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of slugs
Noun
  • Their modular design allows rapid adaptation, deploying diverse payloads like torpedoes, air drones, and rockets.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Kyiv has accused Iran of supply drones to Russia; Iran insists it is not involved in the war in Ukraine.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of drones
Noun
  • The lubricating substance allows snails to stick to the ground more easily and travel more smoothly.
    — Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 July 2026
  • But SpongeBob is just as unambiguously heroic as Damon’s Odysseus is (even if our favorite burger-flipping tamer of snails requires a gift from a certain daughter of a goddess to find his courage).
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Definition of snails
Noun
  • The wide-leg silhouette works with sneakers for casual outings like sightseeing and loafers for dressier occasions.
    — Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • Vionic’s office-friendly shoes, including loafers, flats, and sneakers, are on sale at Amazon.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Definition of loafers
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“Couch potatoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch%20potatoes. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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