couchbound

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adjective

Confined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.

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Meanings

adjectivecouchbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConfined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.

    He may be truly agoraphobic — he doesn’t venture outside until the sixth episode — but his couchbound apathy masks a ruthless manipulative streak, as when he cons a Meals on Wheels volunteer into delivering his lunches.

    2007 February 11, Dennis Lim, “One Couch Potato, Gently Roasted”, in New York Times

Origin

From couch + bound.

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APA

couchbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couchbound

MLA

“couchbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couchbound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “couchbound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couchbound.

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