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."

Noun

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