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the human who turned canceling plans into a personality and a lifestyle brand
means A person who prefers staying at home, finding more comfort and contentment indoors than out in the social wild.
from A plain English compound that does exactly what it says: 'home' (from Old English ham, a dwelling) plus 'body,' which in older English doubled as a casual word for a person — the same 'body' you find in 'somebody' and 'nobody.' So a homebody is literally a home-person, an American coinage from the early-to-mid 19th century, when 'body' was a folksy, affectionate way to point at a human being.
- word origin
- American slang from the 1800s, body meaning person
- hidden cost
- sedentary living rivals smoking in health studies
- cabin economy
- loungewear sales boomed when staying home became aspirational
- comfort wiring
- familiar spaces lower cortisol and signal safety to the brain
emily dickinson — american poet who spent most of her adult life in her family home in amherst, massachusetts, rarely leaving
howard hughes — billionaire businessman who became a recluse in the beverly hills hotel penthouse in the 1970s-80s
greta garbo — swedish actress who retired from hollywood at 36 and lived quietly in new york city apartments for 50 years