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 Young or old, athletic or a couch potato, practically everyone owns at least one hoodie. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025 Here, the gameplay is powered by motion, meaning body movements are used instead of controllers, so couch potatoes need not apply. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 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 Many one-time couch potatoes no longer watch TV in such fashion, so the outlets looking for new viewers need to use a broader assortment of media opportunities to drive interest. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for couch potato
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch potato
  1. slug
  2. drone
  3. snail
  4. bum
Noun
  • Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • Dunlap explains that these pungent compounds deter strawberry-loving garden pests like slugs and aphids while also acting as mild fungicides.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
Definition of slug
Noun
  • The war is now concentrated in the Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile states, with drone warfare causing 60% of casualties, according to UNICEF.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The purchase reflects a broader effort to improve protection at military bases as unauthorized drone activity becomes more common.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Definition of drone
Noun
  • Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • The game was crawling along at a snail’s pace with a rare boundary here and there.
    — Mohsin Kamal, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of snail
Noun
  • Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Definition of bum

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