idiot board

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idiot board

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Implying that reading from a board, rather than thinking up things to say, does not require much intelligence.

noun idiot boards

  1. informal A board held off camera during a live television broadcast to prompt the presenter.

    Similar: autocue, teleprompter

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@misc{idiot_board_2026,
  title = {idiot board},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/idiot%20board},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}