boob tube

1. 1.

   an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

   “the British call a tv set a telly”

   Synonymstelevision receivertelevisiontelevision settvtv setidiot boxtellygoggle box

   Broaderreceiver

   Part oftelevision

   Partskinescope

   television

Questions about boob tube

What does boob tube mean?

boob tube means "an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen".

What is another word for boob tube?

Close synonyms include television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boob tube a common word?

boob tube is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.