- (a) couch potato
- informal
a person who does not like physical activity and prefers to sit down, usually to watch television.
The remote control television was invented for couch potatoes.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) couch potato
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Couch potato (disambiguation) — Couch potato is a slang term for a person who spends most of his/her free time sitting or lying on a couch. Couch potato may also refer to: Couch Potato (song), from Weird Al Couch Potatoes (game show) Couch Potato (TV show) A viewer loyalty game … Wikipedia
Couch Potato (song) — Couch Potato Song by Weird Al Yankovic from the album Poodle Hat Genre Comedy, Hip hop, Alternative rap, Comedy rap Length 4:18 Label … Wikipedia
Couch-Potato — (aus dem US amerikanischen Slang) ist das Klischee einer Person, die einen Großteil ihrer Freizeit auf einem Sofa oder einem Sessel mit fernsehen, Junk Food essen und Bier trinken verbringt. Der Begriff hat eine negative Konnotation. Zu diesem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Couch-Potato — Couch Po|ta|to, Couch|po|ta|to [ ka̮ut̮ʃpəteɪtoʊ ], die; , es […toʊs] [engl. couch potato, aus: couch ↑ (Couch) u. potato = Kartoffel] (salopp): jmd., der sich nicht sportlich betätigt, sondern vorwiegend [fernsehend] auf der Couch sitzt od.… … Universal-Lexikon
Couch Potato (TV series) — Couch Potato was an Australian children s television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia. Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a wrapper show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at older pre teen and young teenage audiences.… … Wikipedia
Couch Potato (TV show) — Couch Potato was a children s television show broadcast on ABC TV in Australia. Airing on Sunday mornings, it was a wrapper show linking three or four animated or live action shows aimed at old children and young teenage audiences. HistoryIn… … Wikipedia
couch potato — A couch potato is an extremely idle or lazy person who chooses to spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food … The small dictionary of idiomes
couch potato — couch potatoes N COUNT (disapproval) A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies. [INFORMAL] ...couch potatoes flicking through endless satellite TV channels … English dictionary
couch potato — [n] inactive person bystander, goof off*, idler, laggard, lazy person, loafer, lotuseater*, lounger, observer, slouch, sluggard, spectator, televiewer*, TV viewer, viewer; concept 423 … New thesaurus
couch potato — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who spends a great deal of time watching television … English terms dictionary
couch potato — ☆ couch potato n. Slang a chronic television viewer … English World dictionary
