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couch potato
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couch potato
n. Slang
A person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
couch potato
n
Slang a lazy person whose recreation consists chiefly of watching television and videos
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Translations
couch potato
n (inf) → Dauerglotzer(in) m(f) (inf), → Couch-Potato f
couch potato n (fam) → pigrone/a teledipendente
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Research conducted by the Nuffield Health Charity shows the city has more couch potatoes than any other part of the country.
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I can assure you, GW, couch potatoes do not have near 11-year-old dogs as fit as mine.
Letter: Voice of the North - Against wind factories but no couch ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The Scots were the worst couch potatoes, with nearly three-quarters, 74 per cent, failing to do the minimum 2.
Couch potatoes shun exercise by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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