What I didn't realise was that we would be entering an emerging group of full-time couch-surfers; people who have found a more communal, environmentally friendly, even utopian, way of living.
He had joined a nomadic subculture of young professionals who appear to live normal, prosperous lives but in fact are couch-surfers who rely on the kindness of friends.
On average, 172 people stay in emergency shelters on any given night in the region. Others—the couch-surfers—crash with friends or relatives.
Eight roommates and assorted couch-surfers often tipped the sleepover population well into double digits.
Twitter has also proved useful for couch-surfers, who have come to know interesting and accommodating people in different fields of expertise
Definition of couch surfer in US English:
couch surfer
noun
informal
See couch-surf
Example sentencesExamples
What I didn't realise was that we would be entering an emerging group of full-time couch-surfers; people who have found a more communal, environmentally friendly, even utopian, way of living.
He had joined a nomadic subculture of young professionals who appear to live normal, prosperous lives but in fact are couch-surfers who rely on the kindness of friends.
On average, 172 people stay in emergency shelters on any given night in the region. Others—the couch-surfers—crash with friends or relatives.
Eight roommates and assorted couch-surfers often tipped the sleepover population well into double digits.
Twitter has also proved useful for couch-surfers, who have come to know interesting and accommodating people in different fields of expertise