couch surf
To live/stay at someone else's home, not paying rent, buying food, or contributing to much of anything of value for the household.
couch surf by Uncle Beasley August 30, 2006
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couch surfing
1. A cheap form of lodging used mainly by college-students or recent college-grads, where one stays on acquaintance's couches rather than a hotel.
2. What someone who can't afford rent on their own and/or can't find roommates quick enough does when they are "between" places
2. What someone who can't afford rent on their own and/or can't find roommates quick enough does when they are "between" places
1. dude1:I'm hittin' up NYC this weekend.
dude2:Damn, thats gonna be expensive.
dude1:Not rilli, my boy from college just got a job and a place in Manhattan, and I'm couch surfin'.
2. person1: Whats up with Joe, he's been here like all the time.
person2:he just broke up with his girl, and doesn't have a place yet, so he's couch surfin' here 'til then.
dude2:Damn, thats gonna be expensive.
dude1:Not rilli, my boy from college just got a job and a place in Manhattan, and I'm couch surfin'.
2. person1: Whats up with Joe, he's been here like all the time.
person2:he just broke up with his girl, and doesn't have a place yet, so he's couch surfin' here 'til then.
couch surfing by Aaron August 4, 2004
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Couch Surfer
*Couchius Surferius Maximus* Couch Surfer (n) 1. An adult who is homeless and finds various couches to sleep on & homes to survive in until they are put out. 2. One who can NOT lease rental property for various reasons & goes from couch to couch because their living situation is uncertain day to day. Informal: a broke ass nigga/bitch
Christopher Cool Cutta Edwards, the original couch surfer has no job, shitty credit & is a broke ass nigga who is forced to couch surf on women's couches.
Couch Surfer by ThatBitch11 July 30, 2012
couch surfer dude
A couch surfer dude is a dude who surfs couches, doesn't really have his own place, so he sleeps on the couches of various friends till he wears out his welcome, then he finds a new friend with a couch for him to surf
couch surfer dude by RazMutant November 17, 2013
couch surfing
A skilled professional sport; most often taken up by the homeless musician. It may consist of riding the 'ultimate wave' ( prolonged or permanently scored sofa accomidation) or smaller and shorter waves (temporary stays).
These skilled and talented 'couch athletes' sometimes consider getting a job, but usually are back out in the surf within a few weeks thereafter. WARNING: This culture is extremely territorial!
These skilled and talented 'couch athletes' sometimes consider getting a job, but usually are back out in the surf within a few weeks thereafter. WARNING: This culture is extremely territorial!
couch surfing by herbiewa July 27, 2004
couch surfer
one who defeats homelessness by relying upon a series of friends' couches. A friend or aquaintance who frequently crashes at your house. Can be due to inability to pay his own rent, frequent and/or persistent intoxication, or reluctance to return to his own dwelling. See A Brad
After Brad left and I had the upholstery professionally cleaned, I wasn't about to open the door to any more couch surfers.
couch surfer by T March 15, 2005
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