MTV

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MTV

Where it comes from

Originally an initialism of Music Television, incorporating the earlier abbreviation TV for television.

proper noun

  1. A television channel that originally showed mostly music videos but now shows a wide variety of content. I want my, I want my MTV / Now look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do it / You play the guitar on the MTV / That ain't workin', that's the way you do it / Money for nothin', and chicks for free

    Similar: Empty-Vee

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moonman, mvmt, motd, mtdna, mtn., mtrna, mus., melodeon, mstie, mktg., metal, message unit, metar, mpeg, muctc, memphis rap

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name television channel

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@misc{mtv_2026,
  title = {MTV},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mtv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}