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boob tube

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Slang television or a television set

See boob tube in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Slang

Television: “Parents complain about the quality of the shows but don't prevent their children from gluing themselves to the boob tube” (David Owen).

Origin:

Origin: boob¹

Origin: + tube, television set

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