boob tube

noun

, Informal.

1. television.
2. a television set.

boob tube

noun

1. a close-fitting strapless top, worn by women
2. a strapless, boneless, shapeless brassiere made of a stretch fabric
3. a television receiver

Word History and Origins

Origin of boob tube¹

First recorded in 1965–70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces foolishness, or is watched by foolish people