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idiot box


idiot box

noun

Definition of IDIOT BOX

: television

Examples of IDIOT BOX

  1. <she huffily declared that she wouldn't have an idiot box in her home>

First Known Use of IDIOT BOX

circa 1955

Related to IDIOT BOX

Synonyms: boob tube, box, television, telly [chiefly British], tube, TV
Related Words: LCD, plasma; home theater, home video
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Rhymes with IDIOT BOX

dialog box, econobox, Greek Orthodox, heterodox, homeobox, jack-in-the-box, penalty box, unorthodox

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