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channel surfer

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chan⋅nel-surf

  [chan-l-surf]
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–verb (used without object)
to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, esp. by using a remote control.
Origin:
1985–90, Americanism

Related forms:
channel surfer, noun
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chan·nel-surf   (chān'əl-sûrf')
intr.v.   chan·nel-surfed, chan·nel-surf·ing, chan·nel-surfs
To watch a number of different television stations in rapid succession by using a remote control.
channel surfer n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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channel surfer

  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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