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couch potato

The origin and history of couch potato.

Etymology

Formed from couch and potato; it was coined by Tom Iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”) and tuber (“potato”)), and was trademarked by Robert Armstrong from 1976 to 1991.

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