one is able to substitute any word of choice for potato. such as..."couch prune"....however, it has been combined with more derrogitory terms. for example..."couch fag."
by shunshine December 15, 2003

a couch potato with red hair
by Joel Byers March 17, 2004

by N Word Gary Hands October 28, 2009

"W. has jumped the couch."
"Not fallen off the couch, as he did when he choked on that pretzel."
"Jumped it." - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
"Not fallen off the couch, as he did when he choked on that pretzel."
"Jumped it." - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
"Then, as president, he jumped the couch by pedaling through the guns of August -the growing carnage and chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan." - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
by Troseph September 19, 2005

It's also a phrase used in the fraternity world when an active member puts his own status on the line for a rushee. He tells the house that he is "jumping the couch" for a rushee, and that the next vote to allow the rushee into the house is a simultaneous vote to keep the active in the house. Direct opposite of blackball.
After several unsuccessful votes to get his friend into his fraternity, John "jumped the couch" for Sam, but the fraternity still voted Sam down, so John had to leave the fraternity forever in disgrace.
by ThomasJay September 18, 2005

A fierce and unresolved argument between spouses/partners that ends up with one party sleeping on the couch.
"That argument that me and my husband had last night was so intense that it became a couch argument".
by Flyy4cat April 12, 2009

A lazy son of a bitch who spends their entire day on the couch videogames, smoking weed and eating food while bathing in their own stench.
by jeevie November 15, 2011
