one-eyed monster
one-eyed monster · one-eyed monsters
Television, especially seen as an addictionTelevision, especially seen as an addiction.
Meaning
3 senses(colloquial)Television, especially seen as an addiction.
(colloquial)A television set or screen.
Children and Television; The One Eyed Monster? - Barrie Gunter, Jill McAleer; 1990
(slang, vulgar)The penis.
Origin
Senses 1 and 2 refer to television having a single screen (the "eye"), and it being perceiSenses 1 and 2 refer to television having a single screen (the "eye"), and it being perceived to be harmful to children.
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