channel surfv.

Brit.

/ˈtʃanl səːf/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌsərf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, surf v.

Etymology: < channel n.¹ + surf v.

Originally U.S.

intransitive. To change frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control device; to watch snatches of programmes in one channel after another, esp. in search of something appealing; to switch from one channel to another. Cf. channel-hop v. 2.

ΚΠ

1986 Wall St. Jrnl. 10 Nov. 20/1 Older consumers who initially spurned cabled expansion of prime-time selections now browse confidently with their new toys, channel-surfing blithely through the evenings.

1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 29 Oct. 24 If the ad..appears during an official commercial break, you're free to go to the loo or channel surf.

1998 G. Skoler in J. R. Meloy Psychol. Stalking v. 103 This ‘primitive brain’ fear of and fascination with stalking may sound rather theoretical—until one channel surfs to PBS.

2015 Metro (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 39 It's usually the same routine most evenings: get depressed by the news; channel surf for a few minutes to find something worthy of my attention, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	channel surf
释义	channel surfv. Brit. /ˈtʃanl səːf/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌsərf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, surf v. Etymology: < channel n.¹ + surf v. Originally U.S. intransitive. To change frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control device; to watch snatches of programmes in one channel after another, esp. in search of something appealing; to switch from one channel to another. Cf. channel-hop v. 2. ΚΠ 1986 Wall St. Jrnl. 10 Nov. 20/1 Older consumers who initially spurned cabled expansion of prime-time selections now browse confidently with their new toys, channel-surfing blithely through the evenings. 1994 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 29 Oct. 24 If the ad..appears during an official commercial break, you're free to go to the loo or channel surf. 1998 G. Skoler in J. R. Meloy Psychol. Stalking v. 103 This ‘primitive brain’ fear of and fascination with stalking may sound rather theoretical—until one channel surfs to PBS. 2015 Metro (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Oct. 39 It's usually the same routine most evenings: get depressed by the news; channel surf for a few minutes to find something worthy of my attention, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1986
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