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n.
A person who spends too much time in front of a computer. It is a spinoff of the phrase "couch potato".
This word appeared originally in Gareth Branwyn's Jargon Watch column, in the January 1994 issue of Wired magazine. Original definition: The online and interactive-TV generation's answer to the couch potato.
Sometimes called computer potato.
n.
A person who spends most of his/her free time sitting or lying on a couch.
The stereotype often refers to overweight men who watch a lot of television, sometimes in their underwear, and sometimes drinking beer. Generally speaking, the term refers to a lifestyle in which children or adults don't get enough physical activity.
Labels: couch, lifestyle, person, potato, stereotype
