Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Television.
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- noun US
television - noun UK A type of woman's upper body
garment consisting of ataut band of cloth around the breasts and back.
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- noun an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[boob + tube, television set.]
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johnmperry commented on the word boob tube
US & Canadian vernacular = television.
UK vernacular = tube top
July 22, 2008