Talk:lounge lizard

RFV discussion: September 2020
"(slang) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol." Not in OED, which only has the first sense. If this fails, the synonyms/thesaurus will need sorting out too. Equinox ◑ 19:54, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Cited. I heard this sense in the last millennium.  Synonym of couch potato.  Vox Sciurorum (talk) 21:31, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I wonder whether these may simply be mistaken uses -- someone heard the phrase and misunderstood what it meant. If so, we shouldn't be perpetuating the misunderstanding. Mihia (talk) 22:13, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I think the sense is common enough to have a definition. I can't speak for its origin.  I doubt the uses are all by people who are unaware of the older definition.  Vox Sciurorum (talk) 22:43, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Both senses are mistaken uses, since they regard animals in the class Mammalia, while lizards are actually animals in the class Reptilia.

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 02:28, 29 September 2020 (UTC)