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noun Informal.
a television set.
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Origin of boob tube
First recorded in 1965â70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces foolishness, or is watched by foolish people
Words nearby boob tube
boobialla, boob job, booboisie, boo-boo, boobook, boob tube, booby, booby hatch, booby prize, booby trap, boodie
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British Dictionary definitions for boob tube
boob tube
noun slang
a close-fitting strapless top, worn by women
Australian a strapless, boneless, shapeless brassiere made of a stretch fabric
mainly US and Canadian a television receiver
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