goggle box

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goggle box

The family gathers around the goggle box to watch a nature documentary.

Definition

Noun: 1. A television set: An informal, chiefly British term for a television receiver, the physical device that displays broadcast programs.

Usage
  • This is a colloquial and somewhat dated British slang term for a television.
  • It is used as a countable noun.
  • It often carries a casual or humorous tone.
Examples
  • "After work, he just wants to sit in front of the goggle box and relax."
  • "The children spent all Saturday morning glued to the goggle box."
  • "What's on the goggle box tonight?"
Advanced Usage
  • The term humorously suggests the fixed, wide-eyed stare of a viewer.
  • It can be used to gently criticize excessive television watching.
  • "the goggle box": Used with the definite article to refer to television as a medium or activity in general.
    • "Is there anything worth watching on the goggle box these days?"
Variants and Related Words
  • Telly (n., chiefly British): Another common British slang term for a television.
  • TV (n.): The standard, neutral abbreviation.
  • Television set (n.): The formal term for the device.
  • Idiot box (n., informal, derogatory): A slang term implying television is for mindless entertainment.
Synonyms
  • Television
  • TV set
  • Receiver
  • Boob tube (informal, chiefly North American)
Idioms
  • To be a goggle-box: (Rare) To be someone who watches a lot of television.
    • "He's turned into a real goggle-box since he retired."
  • Goggle-box fodder: Programs considered typical, undemanding television entertainment.
    • "The channel is full of cheap reality shows, perfect goggle-box fodder."
goggle box

The family gathers around the goggle box to watch a nature documentary.

Noun
  1. an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
    • the British call a tv set a telly

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