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Couch Potato Etymology. He imagined a giant tuber (potato) hanging out on the couch watching the television (boob tube) and came up with the expression couch potato. American informal for a lazy, television addict, from the allusion of being a vegetable that almost never. When we explored the history of vegetable metaphors, one brief investigation. Etymology from couch + potato; [edit] from couch +‎ potato; The term was coined in the us from a pun on boob tube as a slang expression for television; Coined by tom iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”). We spoke with tom iacino, the man credited for coining the phrase couch potato. Armstrong, who was a cartoonist by trade, is the one credited with really pushing the phrase into mainstream lexicon when in 1979 under the new name of “the couch potatoes”, he, tom and several others sailed a float in the doo dah parade (an event meant to parody the more famous tournament of roses parade in pasadena). Coined by tom iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“ television ”) and tuber (“ potato. Couch potato noun a person who habitually idles, watching television. Someone given to continuous viewing.

Armstrong, who was a cartoonist by trade, is the one credited with really pushing the phrase into mainstream lexicon when in 1979 under the new name of “the couch potatoes”, he, tom and several others sailed a float in the doo dah parade (an event meant to parody the more famous tournament of roses parade in pasadena). Coined by tom iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“ television ”) and tuber (“ potato. He imagined a giant tuber (potato) hanging out on the couch watching the television (boob tube) and came up with the expression couch potato. Etymology from couch + potato; When we explored the history of vegetable metaphors, one brief investigation. Couch potato noun a person who habitually idles, watching television. Someone given to continuous viewing. We spoke with tom iacino, the man credited for coining the phrase couch potato. American informal for a lazy, television addict, from the allusion of being a vegetable that almost never. The term was coined in the us from a pun on boob tube as a slang expression for television;

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Couch Potato Etymology We spoke with tom iacino, the man credited for coining the phrase couch potato. Someone given to continuous viewing. He imagined a giant tuber (potato) hanging out on the couch watching the television (boob tube) and came up with the expression couch potato. When we explored the history of vegetable metaphors, one brief investigation. Armstrong, who was a cartoonist by trade, is the one credited with really pushing the phrase into mainstream lexicon when in 1979 under the new name of “the couch potatoes”, he, tom and several others sailed a float in the doo dah parade (an event meant to parody the more famous tournament of roses parade in pasadena). Couch potato noun a person who habitually idles, watching television. The term was coined in the us from a pun on boob tube as a slang expression for television; Coined by tom iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“ television ”) and tuber (“ potato. Etymology from couch + potato; Coined by tom iacino in 1976 as a pun on boob tuber (from boob tube (“television”). We spoke with tom iacino, the man credited for coining the phrase couch potato. [edit] from couch +‎ potato; American informal for a lazy, television addict, from the allusion of being a vegetable that almost never.