sofa surfing
Crashing at friends'
Sofa surfing is staying temporarily at friends' or acquaintances' homes, sleeping on their sofas or spare beds, typically because you lack permanent housing.
Unlike couch surfing as a travel practice, sofa surfing usually implies precarious circumstances—moving from place to place while seeking stable accommodation: After losing his flat, he spent three months sofa surfing.
Lacking permanent residence
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- transienceBrevity of existence
- displacementRemoval from usual location
eviction · vulnerability · couchsurfing · drifting · temporary accommodation · insecurity · youth homelessness · no fixed address
Upholstered seating furniture
- crashSudden violent impact
- spare roomExtra bedroom for visitors
- guestroomBedroom for visitors
- sleepoverOvernight visit with friends
houseguest · futon · overnight · hospitality · accommodate · backpacker · visitor · host
homelessness
Lacking permanent residence
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- transienceBrevity of existence
displacement · eviction · vulnerability · couchsurfing · drifting · temporary accommodation · insecurity · youth homelessness · no fixed address · housing crisis
couch
Upholstered seating furniture
- crashSudden violent impact
- spare roomExtra bedroom for visitors
- guestroomBedroom for visitors
sleepover · houseguest · futon · overnight · hospitality · accommodate · backpacker · visitor · host · crashing
sofa surfinghomeownership
Legally possessing residential property
permanent residence · renting · tenancy · mortgage holder · long-term rental
sofa surfingproperty ownership
Holding title to land
owning · renting · leaseholder · freeholder · landlord
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