Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desk potato

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
desk pota-to
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who spends a lot of time sitting at a desk.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From desk + potato, by analogy with couch potato.

Usage

Inflected Forms

desk potatoes (plural)

Questions

What does desk potato mean?
A person who spends a lot of time sitting at a desk.
Where does desk potato come from?
From desk + potato, by analogy with couch potato.

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