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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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British Dictionary definitions for goggle-box

gogglebox
/ (ˈɡɒɡəlˌbɒks) /

noun
British slang a television set
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