Meaning of couch surf | Babel Free

Definitions

To use temporary overnight accommodations in one or more private residences, especially without cash payment.

informal, intransitive

Examples

“Move⟳ into your house, I'm a couch surfer, Can I crash⟳ at your place⟳ again? Just one more night? I'm surfing, couch surfing”

“I couch-surfed in my Portland friends' guest rooms (I had a key ring⟳ that looked like⟳ it belonged to a janitor) while I tried to reinvent myself.”

“The term homeless youth can include⟳ shelter-based or street-based youth, as well as young people couch-surfing (doubled-up with friends or lovers).”

“"Couch-surfing allows musicians who couldn't tour before to get⟳ out and get⟳ their music heard," Fenton says. It also beats sleeping in a van.”

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