couch potato

noun

plural couch potatoes
Synonyms of couch potatonext
: a lazy and inactive person
especially : one who spends a great deal of time watching television

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Examples of couch potato in a Sentence

a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done
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Alas, there are no couch potatoes in peaceful protest. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 Long-form reading then becomes as hard as pushups for a couch potato. — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for couch potato

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First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of couch potato was in 1976

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“Couch potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couch%20potato. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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couch potato

noun
: someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television

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