as in TVs
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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televisions
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The sheriff’s office made at least $5,543 in questionable purchases from the jail commissary fund, buying 15 televisions, 76 hams, beer and cigarettes.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026 -
Along with incorporating more seamlessly into gallery walls, Flynn says there are more furniture options for smaller televisions.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
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“Boob tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boob%20tubes. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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