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couchbound

couchbound adjective: confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.

Adjective

couchbound (not comparable)

  1. Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.
    • He may be truly agoraphobic — he doesn’t venture outside until the sixth episode — but his couchbound apathy masks a ruthless manipulative streak, as when he cons a Meals on Wheels volunteer into delivering his lunches.2007 February 11, Dennis Lim, “One Couch Potato, Gently Roasted”, in New York Times

Origin of couchbound

From couch + bound.

Questions about couchbound

What does couchbound mean?
Couchbound means confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.
What part of speech is couchbound?
Couchbound is an adjective.

Words near couchbound in the dictionary

  1. couch-surfing
  2. couch-surfs
  3. couchable
  4. couchant
  5. couchant and levant
  6. couchbound
  7. couche-couche
  8. couched
  9. couched a hogshead
  10. couched down
  11. couched up

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