boob tube
boob tube · boob tubes
A televisionA television.
» Tom is watching the boob tube.
Том смотрит зомбоящик.
Meaning
2 senses(dated, derogatory, informal)A television.
Glotze
я́щикjáščik
(informal)A type of woman's upper body garment consisting of a taut band of cloth around the breasts and back.
More definitions
- an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
Examples
2 sentencesTom is watching the boob tube.
ruТом смотрит зомбоящик. — sharptoothed
Aren't you bored watching this boob tube?
Translations
4 languagesРусский
slightly derogatory term for television:
Deutsch
slightly derogatory term for television:
Origin
* (television): An allusion to the idiocy of television programming and the supposed audie* (television): An allusion to the idiocy of television programming and the supposed audience for such (boobs) and that the televisions of that era used cathode ray tube (CRT) vacuum tube displays. First use appears c. 1959, in the The Herald Journal.
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Forms
plural: boob tubes| Singular | boob tube |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen:television receivertelevisiontelevision settvtv setidiot boxtellygoggle box