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
Noun
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Osmond, who was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in 1987, died with Suzanne — his wife of more than 50 years — and their eight sons at his bedside, the family confirmed in a statement to Salt Lake City’s NBC affiliate, KSL TV 5.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The one-of-a-kind event will officially kick off Variety TV Week on Tuesday, May 5, in Los Angeles with an afternoon of conversation, connection, and celebration.—
William Earl,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Absorptive, addictive, violent (and by then near-universal, with televisions flickering in ninety-five per cent of American homes), TV was officially a bad mom.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Pitch Competition & Mentorship Program was designed to help emerging writers take meaningful steps toward building a career in television.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Boob tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boob%20tube. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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