channel surfer

[chan-l-surf]

chan·nel-surf

[chan-l-surf]
verb (used without object)
to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.

Origin:
1985–90, Americanism

channel surfer, noun
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channel surfer definition


  1. n.
    a person who practices channel hopping. : My husband is a confirmed channel surfer. I can't understand why he does it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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