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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aalsi vyakti
"वह सारा दिन टीवी देखकर आलसी व्यक्ति की तरह रहता है।"
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2 senses- 1
A person who takes little or no physical exercise and spends a large amount of time watching television or using electronic devices.
"He turned into a couch-potato during the long winter break, spending entire weekends playing video games." - 2
A persistently lazy or inactive person.
"Instead of joining us for the hike, she preferred to remain a couch-potato at home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 1970s in the United States, the term combines 'couch' (referring to a sofa where one sits passively) and 'potato' (playing on the visual resemblance of tubers resting in a heap). It was popularized by comic artist Robert Armstrong and later heavily adopted by fitness enthusiast Tom Iacino to describe a sedentary lifestyle devoted to television watching.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Couch-potato" is said worldwide
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pantouflard
Transliteration: pɑ̃.tu.flaʁ
"Il est devenu un vrai pantouflard depuis qu'il a pris sa retraite."
Couchpotato
Transliteration: ˈkaʊtʃpoˌtaːto
"Am Wochenende bin ich oft ein faules Couchpotato."
pantofolaio
Transliteration: pan.to.foˈlaː.jo
"Non fare il pantofolaio e vieni a fare una passeggiata."
vago de sofá
Transliteration: ˈbaɣo ðe soˈfa
"Pasó todo el domingo como un vago de sofá viendo la televisión."
maratoneiro
Transliteration: ma.ɾa.tuˈnej.ɾu
"Ele virou um maratoneiro de séries no sofá."
आलसी व्यक्ति
Transliteration: aalsi vyakti
"वह सारा दिन टीवी देखकर आलसी व्यक्ति की तरह रहता है।"
沙发土豆
Transliteration: shāfā tǔdòu
"他周末总是当一个标准的沙发土豆。"
방구석 감자
Transliteration: bang-gu-seok gam-ja
"주말마다 방구석 감자처럼 지내는 사람들이 많습니다."
怠け者
Transliteration: namakemono
"休日は家でテレビばかり見て怠け者になっています。"
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