idiot box

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
idiot box
    n 1: an electronic device that receives television signals and
         displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a
         telly" [syn: {television receiver}, {television},
         {television set}, {tv}, {tv set}, {idiot box}, {boob tube},
         {telly}, {goggle box}]
    

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