Stubenhocker

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German

Etymology

From Stube (living room) +‎ -n- +‎ Hocker (sitter).

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Noun

Stubenhocker m (strong, genitive Stubenhockers, plural Stubenhocker, feminine Stubenhockerin)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) couch potato, homebody, stay at home (a person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events)
    Synonym: Nesthocker
    • 2010, Guido Knopp, Stefan Brauburger, Peter Arens, Die Deutschen von Karl dem Großen bis Rosa Luxemburg, C. Bertelsmann Verlag, →ISBN:
      Die Natur hatte ihnen durchaus unterschiedliche Anlagen und Talente mit auf den Weg gegeben: Während Johann Georg ein Stubenhocker und Bücherwurm war, der die ernsthaften Anlagen seiner Mutter Anna Sophie geerbt hatte, schlug []
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