"desk potato" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desk potatoes [plural]
Etymology: desk + potato, by analogy with couch potato. Etymology templates: {{m|en|desk}} desk, {{m|en|potato}} potato, {{m|en|couch potato}} couch potato Head templates: {{en-noun|desk potatoes}} desk potato (plural desk potatoes)
  1. (informal) A person who spends a lot of time sitting at a desk. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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