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idiot boxes

noun

plural of idiot box

as in TVs

an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound she declared that she wouldn't have an idiot box in her home

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televisions

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But a new startup thinks that the next step in vertical series’ evolution is going to take place on our wide-screen televisions.

— Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026
Seven percent of those surveyed reported the loss of electronic equipment such as refrigerators and televisions due to voltage fluctuations.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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