channel hopping
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channel hopping definition


and channel surfing; channel zapping
  1. n.
    using a remote control to move quickly from one television channel to another, pausing only a short time on each channel. : I wish you would stop channel hopping! , He spends more time channel zapping than actually watching.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Channel hopping is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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channel hopping definition

chat
To rapidly switch channels on IRC, or a GEnie chat board. This term may derive from the TV idiom, "channel surfing".
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-29)

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