boob tube
noun Informal.
a television set.
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Origin of boob tube
First recorded in 1965–70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces foolishness, or is watched by foolish people
Words nearby boob tube
boo-hurrah theory, boo-word, boob, boob happy, boob job, boob tube, boobhead, boobialla, booboisie, boobook, booby
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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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