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
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.
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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
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
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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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
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
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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Bristly rose slug The bristly rose slug is the most common rose slug in California and is the larva of a sawfly.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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The slugs are attracted to the yeasty odor and drown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This year’s honorees include founders across robotics, drones, offshore wind turbine operators and beyond.—
Hannah Hall,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Russian forces over the last month have dropped 2,800 air bombs on Ukraine, fired more than 1,400 drones – including 62 Shahed drones Sunday night – and levied some 60 other missiles of various types, according to The Associated Press.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her motifs—flags, dominoes, seashells, snails, moons, eggs, owls—only heighten the otherworldliness.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Related species are already being studied for pain treatments, so these venomous snails could also hold some medical potential.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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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 18 Apr. 2025.
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