dodgy box

[ doj-ee boks ]

noun

, British

1. an electronic device that connects to a television and gives illegal access to digital broadcasts and streamed programs that would otherwise require a subscription:

   Police are not pursuing customers who purchased dodgy boxes to get cable TV at a fraction of the prices charged by legitimate companies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dodgy box¹

First recorded in 2005–10; alteration of Digibox ( def ) based on dodgy ( def ), after the risky nature of using this illegal technology