couch surf
couch surf verb: to use temporary overnight accommodations in one or more private residences, especially without cash payment.
Verb
couch surf (third-person singular simple present couch surfs, present participle couch surfing, simple past and past participle couch surfed)
- 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
- I couch-surfed in my Portland friends' guest rooms (I had a key ring that looked like it belonged to a janitor) while I tried to reinvent myself.2004, Elizabeth Peavey, Maine & me: ten years of Down East adventures, page 13
Synonyms of couch surf
Forms of couch surf
| third-person singular present | couch surfs |
|---|---|
| present participle | couch surfing |
| past participle | couch surfed |
| past | couch surfed |
| alternative form | couch-surf |
| alternative form | couchsurf |
Words formed from couch surf
Questions about couch surf
- What does couch surf mean?
- Couch surf means to use temporary overnight accommodations in one or more private residences, especially without cash payment.
- What part of speech is couch surf?
- Couch surf is a verb.
- What is the past tense of couch surf?
- The past tense of couch surf is couch surfed.
Words near couch surf in the dictionary
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