telly

Examples

• All

• At night, he probably went home, put his feet up on the sofa, and watched telly all evening.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Also, I like stuff like just literally sitting there watching telly, playing the guitar.

• Those things get on the telly and they get on the radio.

• The King was on the telly, getting into a long car with the President.

  Fiction book (1993)

• We heard about your arrest on the telly.

  Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)

• But there was something on the telly about monkeys.

  Ali G Indahouse (2002)

• Driving Miss Daisy is on the telly.

  On the Edge (2001)

• We're having a week without showers, if you believe what you hear on the telly.

  Fiction book (2000)

• "I've seen policemen on the telly," she said when he introduced himself.

  Fiction book (1990)

• King Charles came on the telly, breathless, having just landed in a helicopter direct from the Autumn White House.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

T

TV

vstelly

∞ 1.0

A machine that shows moving pictures and sound on a screen

is the informal British word that can also mean this system in speech

T

television

vstelly

626 1.0

An electronic device with a screen that receives broadcasts and shows moving pictures and sound

is the informal British expression used instead of this formal name

T

tv

vstelly

332 1.0

A screen device you use at home to watch shows and films

also covers informal British use and can mean the broadcasting system

T

television set

vstelly

52 1.4

A machine with a screen that shows moving pictures and sound

is the informal British word often used for that receiver

T

tv set

vstelly

43 1.0

A machine with a screen that shows moving pictures and sound

is the informal British term used for that same device

T

tele

vstelly

• UK

7 8.1

A television set for watching shows

is the familiar British informal label rather than a clipped form

I

idiot box

vstelly

• Informal

4 7.2

A television people jokingly call a waste of time

is an informal British term without the joking insult

B

boob tube

vstelly

• Archaic

4 8.8

A television set people watch to see shows

is informal British speech without the mocking slang tone

T

teevee

vstelly

• Informal

1 8.8

A machine at home that shows programs and news

is the standard informal British expression rather than a playful variant

T

television receiver

vstelly

1 2.4

A machine that receives TV signals and shows them on a screen

is the informal British label rather than this technical description

G

goggle box

vstelly

• Archaic

8.1

A box in the home used to watch TV

is the common British informal term rather than this quirky name

How Big

home theater

• US

9 3.3

big screen

30 3.2

telly

• UK

28 7.9

tv set

43 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology