boob tube

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boob toob, tyoob]
- /bub tub, tyub/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boob toob, tyoob]
- /bub tub, tyub/

Definitions of boob tube words

singular noun boob tube The boob tube is the television. 3
countable noun boob tube A boob tube is a piece of women's clothing made of stretchy material that covers only her chest. 3
noun boob tube a close-fitting strapless top, worn by women 3
noun boob tube a strapless, boneless, shapeless brassiere made of a stretch fabric 3
noun boob tube a television receiver 3
noun boob tube television or a television set 3

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Origin of boob tube

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces foolishness, or is watched by foolish people

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Parts of speech for Boob tube

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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boob tube popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for boob tube

noun boob tube

tv — television.
idiot box — a television set; television.
small screen — the medium of television.
television — the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.
telly — television.

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