a state of near-somnolence, generally requiring a cushioned surface at least 2ft. tall and the covering afforded by your oldest blanket (which I
hope you have a name for; mines called the
Nana) of all exposed body parts, with the exception of
your face, the eyes therein soon to be filled with whatevers on the Telly. This behavior will manifest either post-
work, finals, hangover, sickness and subsequent convalescence. While one can by all means be laid up in a bed, the
couch affords a more beneficent vantage of the ebb and flow of roommates and
friends. Nonetheless, he or she who is laid up will often be immobile and even those most affectionate are wont to shun your touch. Pretty much synonymous with Stove Up, the latter with connotations of multiple SLEEPING individuals all laid up in a room of bunkbeds, also it is more likely when you see this usage that EtOH had a hand in the precipitation of their obtunded state.
Calling
home on way home 15 mi from
work:
"Hey Millah Scrillah, whats Mel doing??"
"Oh, she just got back, shes laid up on the couch watching Six
Feet Under."
"Niceness, be there in 5."
