as in slug
a lazy person
a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done
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Recent Examples of couch potato
Postell Pringle as Big Charles exemplifies the couch potato sports fan, standing up for all the big ensemble scenes.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
By the way, for all of us couch potatoes who may be staring into our computer screens for way too long day in and day out, doing some arm flexing while sitting at that computer can pay off — even if you aren’t headed for the pageant life!
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
American-Grown Couch Potatoes Farmers are growing couch potatoes galore in the Pluto TV Super Bowl spot.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
While still active, with an affinity for going on walks, Eisenhower also loves being a couch potato after a long day of sauntering around.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
By the way, for all of us couch potatoes who may be staring into our computer screens for way too long day in and day out, doing some arm flexing while sitting at that computer can pay off — even if you aren’t headed for the pageant life!
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
American-Grown Couch Potatoes Farmers are growing couch potatoes galore in the Pluto TV Super Bowl spot.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
While still active, with an affinity for going on walks, Eisenhower also loves being a couch potato after a long day of sauntering around.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch potato
Noun
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Rats are infected with these L3 larvae by eating an infected slug or snail.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Feb. 2025
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Vera appears to exist on chips, crisps, biscuits and the (more than) occasional slug of whiskey from a tea cup.—
Mary McNamara,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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No one was hurt when the two drones slammed into fields in the country's south.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine's air force indicated in a Facebook post on Thursday that the Eastern European nation had been targeted in a drone attack overnight.—
Alex Nitzberg,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the proliferation of devices, Diamond noted new twists on K-beauty such as vegan alternatives to popular Korean ingredients like snail mucin.—
Faye Brookman,
WWD,
4 Feb. 2025
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Red-eared slider turtles may chow down on earthworms, snails, slugs and leafy greens, according to VCA Animal Hospitals.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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“Couch potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch%20potato. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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