couch potato

noun

plural couch potatoes

Synonyms of couch potato next

: a lazy and inactive person

especially : one who spends a great deal of time watching television

Examples of couch potato in a Sentence

a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done

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After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes. —

Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024 Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024 The casual observer and couch potato don’t need to know a thing about obscure scoring systems or the career results of athletes who have spent the past three years largely anonymous. —

Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 30 June 2024 Postell Pringle as Big Charles exemplifies the couch potato sports fan, standing up for all the big ensemble scenes. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for couch potato