1. staying at a different house or apartment everyday or every few days while looking for a place to live

2. staying at someones house, mooching until you wear out your welcome, then moving on to another person's house


> I haven't found a place to live yet, so I stuck all my stuff in storage and I'm pretty much couch hopping for now.

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