couch potato
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English
Etymology
From couch + potato; coined by Tom Iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”) and tuber (“potato”)); trademarked by Robert Armstrong from 1976–91.
Pronunciation
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Noun
couch potato (plural couch potatoes)
- (idiomatic) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:idler.
Derived terms
Translations
person
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See also
References
- Allan A. Metcalf, "Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Success" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004) →ISBN pp.129-134.