boob tube

noun

chiefly US, informal + often disparaging : television

—usually used with the

She also began walking instead of plopping down in front of the boob tube every night.

Deborah Gregory

chiefly British, informal : tube top

… her stage outfit of camouflage hot pants, over-the-knee boots and a boob tube with the word "love" scrawled across it was a bit much …

Libby Callaway

Example Sentences

They spent the evening in front of the boob tube. What's on the boob tube tonight?

Recent Examples on the Web Yep, The Munsters and The Addams Family are returning to the boob tube at the same time courtesy of Netflix.

Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 July 2022 Spotted on the likes of Beyoncé, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid, the boob tube is having a 2021 renaissance.

Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2021 But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube.

Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 June 2021 Later that summer, Lawrence Bommer wrote a slightly longer and more descriptive review of their act:When not spoofing channel surfing (a too frequent target), the Two White Guys' skits are decidedly better than the boob tube.

Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 8 Mar. 2018 But from the boob tube to the big screen to the glossies to the Big Leagues, the fault lies not with Mother Nature or the entertainment industry’s consumers — but with the fatally self-absorbed, politically toxified stars themselves.

Michelle Malkin, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017

单词	boob tube
释义	boob tube noun 1 chiefly US, informal + often disparaging : television —usually used with the She also began walking instead of plopping down in front of the boob tube every night. Deborah Gregory 2 chiefly British, informal : tube top … her stage outfit of camouflage hot pants, over-the-knee boots and a boob tube with the word "love" scrawled across it was a bit much … Libby Callaway Synonyms box idiot box television telly [chiefly British] tube TV See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They spent the evening in front of the boob tube. What's on the boob tube tonight? Recent Examples on the Web Yep, The Munsters and The Addams Family are returning to the boob tube at the same time courtesy of Netflix. Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 July 2022 Spotted on the likes of Beyoncé, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid, the boob tube is having a 2021 renaissance. Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2021 But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube. Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 June 2021 Later that summer, Lawrence Bommer wrote a slightly longer and more descriptive review of their act:When not spoofing channel surfing (a too frequent target), the Two White Guys' skits are decidedly better than the boob tube. Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 8 Mar. 2018 But from the boob tube to the big screen to the glossies to the Big Leagues, the fault lies not with Mother Nature or the entertainment industry’s consumers — but with the fatally self-absorbed, politically toxified stars themselves. Michelle Malkin, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1 boob tube noun as in television an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound tonight I just want to unwind in front of the boob tube Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance television idiot box TV tube home video home theater telly box plasma LCD
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boob tube

noun

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