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couch potato
couch potato a person who takes little or no exercise and watches a lot of television. The term was coined in the US from a pun on boob tube as a slang expression for television; someone given to continuous viewing was a boob tuber, and the cartoonist Robert Armstrong drew the most familiar tuber, a potato, reclining on a couch watching TV. Following this, a club was formed called The Couch Potatoes, and the name was later registered as a trademark. (See also mouse potato at mouse.)
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "couch potato." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "couch potato." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-couchpotato.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "couch potato." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-couchpotato.html |
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couch potato
couch po·ta·to / ˈkouch/ • n. inf. a person who spends little or no time exercising and a great deal of time watching television. |
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"couch potato." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "couch potato." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-couchpotato.html "couch potato." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-couchpotato.html |
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