What does 'Couch potato' mean?
A person who spends a lot of time sitting down, watching TV, or engaging in activities that require very little energy.
What is the origion of 'Couch potato'?
This term humorously compares a sedentary person to a potato, implying they are as inactive as a vegetable sitting on a couch. Reportedly, it was first coined by Tom Iacino from Pasadena, California, on July 15, 1976, during a phone call. Iacino was part of a humorous group in Southern California that satirized the trends of exercising and eating healthily, preferring instead to spend their time lounging in front of the television and indulging in junk food, starting around 1973.
Emoji meanings
- represents 'couch'
symbolizing a sedentary lifestyle or inactivity
represents 'potato'indicating someone who is inactive and spends a lot of time sitting down
usually watching television
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