futon, n.Definitions

A Futon is an uncomfortable couch that turns into an uncomfortable bed.

The Futon is the El Camino of furniture

A Futon is a mattress with a day job.

A Futon is a really lame Transformer

A Futon is a terrible couch that turns into an awful bed.

The Futon is, despite appearances, not about using the floor for a bed. Rather, for the Japanese, whose home is a private family place without shoes or strangers, it might be more accurate to say that the Japanese use a bed for a home.