couch-surf

[ kouch-surf ]

verb (used without object)

1. to stay overnight in someone’s else’s home while traveling:

   He couch-surfed at the houses of strangers and friends.

verb (used with object)

1. travel through (a place) or make (one’s way) by staying overnight in other people’s homes:

   She spent a year couch-surfing the country.

Other Words From

• couch surfer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of couch-surf¹

First recorded in 2000–05; couch + surf