telly

[tel-ee]

noun

British Informal.

plural

tellies 

1. television.

2. a television receiving set.

telly

/ ˈtɛlɪ /

noun

1. informal,  short for television

Word History and Origins

Origin of telly¹

First recorded in 1935–40; tel(evision) + -y ²

Example Sentences

And the “Antiques Roadshow” version of the lottery—the old picture over the family telly that might be worth $200 million.

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Visually, it's lots of fun, with new camera angles which better reflect how football plays out on the telly.

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"Suddenly you cry on the telly in front of 10 million people, you feel a lot more open."

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Kemp also recounted how someone in a pub recently told him he looked "a lot fatter on telly".

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“It’s crazy going to the Grammys and looking at all the famous people off the telly and just feeling very odd.”

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