goggle-box
[ gog-uhl-boks ]
/ ˈgɒg əlˌbɒks /
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noun British Slang.
a television set.
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Origin of goggle-box
First recorded in 1955–60
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How to use goggle-box in a sentence
Gogglebox, which is an hour-long, is pivoted on the newsiest British television of the week, and edited right up to broadcast.
British Dictionary definitions for goggle-box
gogglebox
/ (ˈɡɒɡəlˌbɒks) /
noun
British slang a television set
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