Definition of to couch surf

couch surf    

verb

• to spend a period of time sleeping at other people's homes, often on their couches.

  I'll be couch surfing next month.

  Last edited on Mar 17 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'couch':
casting couch	Definitions include: a couch on which prospective employees are expected to provide sexual favors in order to secure the position.
couch	Definitions include: to be on a couch with one or more other people.
couch potato	Definitions include: a lazy person, especially someone who spends a extended period of time on a couch while watching television.
f*ck (one's) couch	Definitions include: created and popularized by "Chappelles show" on comedy central is pretty much: fuck you, or go to hell
play couch camando	Definitions include: to have power over the TV remote control.
Other terms relating to 'surf':
car surf	Definitions include: to ride on the top of a moving car.
channel surf	Definitions include: to continuously change the TV channel, looking for a program one wants to watch.
Council Surf and turf	Definitions include: A Normal Surf and and turf is steak and lobster.
ego surf	Definitions include: to surf the World Wide Web looking for references to one's name, via search engines.
shoulder-surf	Definitions include: to look over a person's shoulder to steal their password or ATM PIN.
shoulder surfer	Definitions include: one who surfs the internet while looking over your shoulder.
surf the crimson tide	Definitions include: menstruating.
surf the crimson wave	Definitions include: to menstruate.
surf the net	Definitions include: going on the net to browse.

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