Cocooner

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is most comfortable staying at home. colloquial

    "Lastly, there is a move among the "cocooners" of the '90s to shopping by computer—ordering groceries with modems for delivery to their front doors."

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"Lastly, there is a move among the "cocooners" of the '90s to shopping by computer—ordering groceries with modems for delivery to their front doors."

Etymology

From cocoon + -er.

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