# couch potato

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.

## Etymology
From couch + potato; coined by Tom Iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”) and tuber (“potato”)); trademarked by Robert Armstrong from 1976–91.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/couch-potato