boob tube

Television: “Parents complain about the quality of the shows but don't prevent their children from gluing themselves to the boob tube” (David Owen).

[BOOB¹ + TUBE, television set.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a receiver that displays television images
  Synonyms: television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, telly, goggle box

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The phrase boob tube can mean:

• Boob tube, American and Canadian slang for a television set
• Boob tube, in Australian, British, South African, and Canadian English slang, a tube top, from "boobs" meaning female breasts
• The Boob Tube (1975 film), a soap opera/TV commercial parody marketed to capitalize on the success of The Groove Tube and similar comedy films of the era

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