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.
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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
It was still seen as the boob tube.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 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
Later that summer, Lawrence Bommer wrote a slightly longer and more descriptive review of their act:
When not spoofing channel surfing (a too frequent target), the Two White Guys' skits are decidedly better than the boob tube.
—Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 8 Mar. 2018
But from the boob tube to the big screen to the glossies to the Big Leagues, the fault lies not with Mother Nature or the entertainment industry’s consumers — but with the fatally self-absorbed, politically toxified stars themselves.
—Michelle Malkin, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017
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
It was still seen as the boob tube.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 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
Later that summer, Lawrence Bommer wrote a slightly longer and more descriptive review of their act:
When not spoofing channel surfing (a too frequent target), the Two White Guys' skits are decidedly better than the boob tube.
—Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 8 Mar. 2018
But from the boob tube to the big screen to the glossies to the Big Leagues, the fault lies not with Mother Nature or the entertainment industry’s consumers — but with the fatally self-absorbed, politically toxified stars themselves.
—Michelle Malkin, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boob tube
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Although authorities have not released many details to the public, WXIA-TV also reported that friends said her husband, who was out of state, was the one who reported her missing.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Its cable properties are increasingly irrelevant in the market, and networks like Logo, MTV and TV Land have been starved of new content for years.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Megan Angelo is the author of Followers and has written about television, film, women, and pop culture, and motherhood for publications including The New York Times, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vogue, Slate, and Romper.—
Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
20 Oct. 2025
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With a decade between each installment of the comedy series, The Comeback has had an unusual presence in the television world.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Boob tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boob%20tube. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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