telly
/'teli/
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Definition
Noun: 1. A television set: An electronic device that receives television signals and displays moving images and sound on a screen. This term is primarily used in British English as an informal, shortened form of "television." - We watched the news on the telly last night. - He spent the afternoon staring at the telly.
Usage
- Context: "Telly" is a common, informal noun used in everyday British speech. It is equivalent to the more formal "television set" or the common abbreviation "TV." It is rarely used in formal writing.
- Grammar: It functions as a countable noun. You can have or multiple .
- Typical Phrases:
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "The box": A very informal British synonym for "telly."
- He's always glued to the box.
- "The gogglebox": Another humorous, old-fashioned British slang term for a television set.
- Shall we gather round the gogglebox?
Variants and Related Words
- Television (n): The full, formal term for the technology, the industry, or the device itself.
- She works in television.
- TV (n): The standard abbreviation used internationally.
- Turn off the TV, please.
- Tele (n): An even more abbreviated, informal British variant, though less common than "telly."
- Is the tele working?
Synonyms
- Television set: The formal term for the device.
- TV: The common abbreviation.
- Receiver (in technical contexts): A device that receives signals.
- The tube (US slang, somewhat dated): A television set.
Related Phrases
- On the telly: Being broadcast on television.
- My favourite show is on the telly.
- Telly addict: A person who watches television excessively.
- He's a complete telly addict.
Noun
- an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
- the British call a tv set a telly