sofa surfern.

Brit.

/ˈsəʊfə ˌsəːfə/, U.S.

/ˈsoʊfə ˌsərfər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sofa n., surfer n.

Etymology: < sofa n. + surfer n. Compare later sofa-surf v., sofa surfing n.

colloquial (chiefly British).

1. A person who (habitually) engages in passive and sedentary activities, esp. television watching. Cf. couch surfer n. 1.

ΚΠ

1987 Ottawa Citizen 20 May f 14/5 By the time BBM or Nielsen has tabulated Canadian diaries, the [television ratings] figures are three weeks old—of interest to statisticians perhaps, but not to the average sofa surfer.

2019 Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. (T2 section) 4 A moderately active man aged 40-60 needs 2,600 calories a day (2,200 if sedentary) to maintain weight and a woman aged 40-50 needs 2,000 (1,800 for sofa surfers).

2. A person who sleeps overnight on a sofa (or in similar makeshift accommodation) as a house guest; spec. one who stays as a temporary guest in successive households, esp. in the absence of permanent accommodation. Cf. couch surfer n. 2.

ΚΠ

1999 Western Daily Press (Bristol) 7 Sept. 2/4 Some local authorities use their discretion to register young homeless people, but many youngsters in need avoid help from agencies and are ‘sofa surfers’, constantly on the move sleeping on friends' floors or in shelters where available.

2020 @ajpaterson 18 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 7 Oct. 2020) The first signs of looming evictions crisis will be hidden from view. These aren't necessarily people you'll see sleeping in doorways. They're the sofa-surfers or the families forced to move in with grandparents, or those forced into temporary housing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sofa surfer
释义	sofa surfern. Brit. /ˈsəʊfə ˌsəːfə/, U.S. /ˈsoʊfə ˌsərfər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sofa n., surfer n. Etymology: < sofa n. + surfer n. Compare later sofa-surf v., sofa surfing n. colloquial (chiefly British). 1. A person who (habitually) engages in passive and sedentary activities, esp. television watching. Cf. couch surfer n. 1. ΚΠ 1987 Ottawa Citizen 20 May f 14/5 By the time BBM or Nielsen has tabulated Canadian diaries, the [television ratings] figures are three weeks old—of interest to statisticians perhaps, but not to the average sofa surfer. 2019 Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. (T2 section) 4 A moderately active man aged 40-60 needs 2,600 calories a day (2,200 if sedentary) to maintain weight and a woman aged 40-50 needs 2,000 (1,800 for sofa surfers). 2. A person who sleeps overnight on a sofa (or in similar makeshift accommodation) as a house guest; spec. one who stays as a temporary guest in successive households, esp. in the absence of permanent accommodation. Cf. couch surfer n. 2. ΚΠ 1999 Western Daily Press (Bristol) 7 Sept. 2/4 Some local authorities use their discretion to register young homeless people, but many youngsters in need avoid help from agencies and are ‘sofa surfers’, constantly on the move sleeping on friends' floors or in shelters where available. 2020 @ajpaterson 18 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 7 Oct. 2020) The first signs of looming evictions crisis will be hidden from view. These aren't necessarily people you'll see sleeping in doorways. They're the sofa-surfers or the families forced to move in with grandparents, or those forced into temporary housing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1987
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