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couch potato

UK/ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/[ˈkʰäʊ̯t͡ʃ pʰəˌtʰeɪ̯ɾoʊ̯]

couch potato noun: a person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.

Noun

couch potato (plural couch potatoes)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
    • Being a couch potato won't let you help achieve your goals.
    • Bah! What lesson can a couch potato father teach his kids!

couch potato meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Arabic

couch potato in Tamil

படுத்துக் கொண்டோ கழிப்பவர், அதிக நேரம் தொலைக்காட்சி பார்ப்பவர்

couch potato in Bengali

প্রায়ই টেলিভিশন দেখেন, নাস্তা খান, মদ্যপান করেন

couch potato in Arabic

person
خَامِل ḵāmil

Forms of couch potato

pluralcouch potatoes

Origin of couch potato

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.

Words formed from couch potato

Questions about couch potato

What does couch potato mean?
Couch potato means a person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
What is couch potato in Tamil?
Couch potato in Tamil is படுத்துக் கொண்டோ கழிப்பவர், அதிக நேரம் தொலைக்காட்சி பார்ப்பவர். See Couch potato meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is couch potato?
Couch potato is a noun.
How do you pronounce couch potato?
Couch potato is pronounced /ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of couch potato?
The plural of couch potato is couch potatoes.

Words near couch potato in the dictionary

  1. couch down
  2. couch gag
  3. couch gags
  4. couch grass
  5. couch lock
  6. couch potato
  7. couch potatoes
  8. couch surf
  9. couch surfed
  10. couch surfer
  11. couch surfers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: couch potato (page history and authors); couch potato (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); couch potato (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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