Meaning of mouse potato | Babel Free
ˈmaʊs pəˈteɪ.təʊExamples
“Lady Miss⟳ Kier is a mouse potato. 'I wake⟳ up, I go and turn⟳ the computer on before I wash⟳ my face⟳ or brush my teeth. I'll be sitting there in my underwear, and before I know⟳ it, four hours have⟳ passed. Then I pick⟳ up the phone, push⟳ some more buttons and the food delivery arrives, and then 16 hours have⟳ passed in front of the computer. It leaves you completely drained.'”
“The internet, the authors say⟳, affords the average mouse-potato the opportunity to experience⟳ a Naipaul-esque enigma of arrival in far-away lands without ever leaving the shores of Trinidad.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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