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Meaning of desk potato | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

informal

Examples

“My receptionist job had turned me into a desk potato, so I began walking Pete every night in the fall of 1979 to provide the exercise my body was craving.”
“I knew the job of writing the book would turn me into a desk potato.”
“Compare that to a desk potato whose gaze is focused on the screen, inputting data into QuickBooks or Excel.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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