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couch-surf

couch-surf is the alternative form of couch surf.

Meaning of couch surf

Verb

couch surf (third-person singular simple present couch surfs, present participle couch surfing, simple past and past participle couch surfed)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To use temporary overnight accommodations in one or more private residences, especially without cash payment.
    • Move into your house, I'm a couch surfer, Can I crash at your place again? Just one more night? I'm surfing, couch surfing1997, James Di Salvio, E. P. Bergen, “Couch Surfer”, in Glee, performed by Bran Van 3000
    Synonyms:
    bed surf, sofa surf

Forms of couch-surf

third-person singular presentcouch-surfs
present participlecouch-surfing
past participlecouch-surfed
pastcouch-surfed

Questions about couch-surf

What is couch-surf the alternative form of?
Couch-surf is the alternative form of couch surf.

Words near couch-surf in the dictionary

  1. couch surfing
  2. couch surfs
  3. couch up
  4. couch-grass
  5. couch-potatoey
  6. couch-surf
  7. couch-surfed
  8. couch-surfer
  9. couch-surfers
  10. couch-surfing
  11. couch-surfs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: couch-surf (page history and authors); couch surf (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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