idiot box
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idiot box
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From idiot + box, an allusion to the supposed mind-reducing nature of television programming or its lack of educational value.
noun idiot boxes
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Television.
During the long, dreary, wet winter I amused myself by watching college and Pro basketball on the idiot box.
Similar: boob tube, zombie box
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noun television (pejorative)
| Español | caja boba, caja idiota, caja tonta |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Glotze, Idiotenlaterne |
| Ελληνικά | χαζοκούτι chazokoúti |
| Русский | дебили́зор debilízor, зомбоя́щик zombojáščik, дуроско́п duroskóp, зомбови́зор zombovízor |
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title = {idiot box},
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