idiot box
noun Slang.
a television set; television.
Origin of idiot box
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby idiot box
idioplasm,
idiosyncrasy,
idiosyncratic,
idiot,
idiot board,
idiot box,
idiot card,
idiot savant,
idiot strings,
idiot tape,
idiot's delight
British Dictionary definitions for idiot box
idiot box
noun
slang
a television set
Idioms and Phrases with idiot box
idiot box
A television set, as in There they sit in front of the idiot box, hour after hour. This slangy and pejorative expression dates from about 1960.