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View synonyms for boob tube

boob tube

noun

, Informal.
  1. a television set.


boob tube

noun

  1. a close-fitting strapless top, worn by women
  2. a strapless, boneless, shapeless brassiere made of a stretch fabric
  3. a television receiver


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boob tube1

First recorded in 1965–70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces foolishness, or is watched by foolish people

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