boob tube

noun

Definition of boob tubenext
as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound tonight I just want to unwind in front of the boob tube

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Recent Examples of boob tube Up-market producer David Susskind railed for four hours about the awfulness of the boob tube. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025 The boob tube, and the mass dumbification its name implies, is on its way back, if not already here. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025 Yep, The Munsters and The Addams Family are returning to the boob tube at the same time courtesy of Netflix. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 July 2022 Spotted on the likes of Beyoncé, Kendall Jenner, and Bella Hadid, the boob tube is having a 2021 renaissance. — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2021 But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 June 2021
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  1. TV
  2. television
Noun
  • Many in South Florida know her late uncle Pedro Roig, former director of Radio and TV Martí and a veteran of the Bay of Pigs.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That’s a bonus for a major broadcaster with a mandate to offer local news, current affairs programming and homegrown TV series coast-to-coast.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of TV
Noun
  • In Hollywood, YouTube creators and people from the wider creator economy are moving into film and television rapidly.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • StudioCanal and Deadpan Pictures are developing a live-action television adaptation of Katie Kirby’s bestselling The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks book series.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of television

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“Boob tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boob%20tube. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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