rabbit ears

1. 1.

   an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V

   Broadertelevision antenna

   plural

2. 2.

   the long ears of a rabbit

   Broaderrabbit

Questions about rabbit ears

What does rabbit ears mean?

rabbit ears means "an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is rabbit ears a common word?

rabbit ears 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.