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idiot box

id·i·ot box
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [id-ee-uh t boks]
    • /ˈɪd i ət bɒks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [id-ee-uh t boks]
    • /ˈɪd i ət bɒks/

Definitions of idiot box words

  • noun idiot box a television set; television. 1
  • noun idiot box television, TV set 1
  • singular noun idiot box The idiot box is the television. 0
  • noun idiot box a television set 0
  • noun idiot box television or a television set 0
  • noun idiot box (Idiomatic) (chiefly US and Canada) Television. 0

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Origin of idiot box

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Idiot box

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

idiot box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% 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.

idiot box usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for idiot box

noun idiot box

  • tv — television.
  • boob tube — The boob tube is the 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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