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telly

[ tel-ee ]

/ ˈtɛl i /

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noun, plural tel·lies. British Informal.

television.

a television receiving set.

Origin of telly

First recorded in 1935–40; tel(evision) + -y²

Words nearby telly

tellurize, telluro-, tellurometer, tellurous, tellus, telly, telo-, telocentric, telodendron, telodynamic, teloekbetoeng

Definition for telly (2 of 2)

tele

or tel·ly

[ tel-ee ]

/ ˈtɛl i /

noun British Informal.

television.

Origin of tele

by shortening

Example sentences from the Web for telly

McShera, who plays Daisy, later confides in me in New York that she calls Nicol her “telly mummy.”

‘Downton Abbey’: My Tea With Mrs. Patmore, Lesley Nicol |Jace Lacob |December 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Obama held up his hand like he was pointing a remote control at the telly.

Fatherly Obama’s Charm Turns Patronizing on Visit to ‘The View’ |Michelle Cottle |May 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Obviously, former pols with less to lose are going to be freer to mix it up on the telly.

Good Politicians Are Bad TV |Michelle Cottle |January 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
So if they said, you know, I want to be on the telly, I would say, 'Oh boys mummy did that.'

Reality TV's Tragedy |Sarah Horne |February 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

I don't know if it was talking movies, the radio, the coming of Telly, or what.

Frigid Fracas |Dallas McCord Reynolds
And then as if that crowned the sum total of her virtues he added, "Telly an' Lissy thinks lots o' her."

Uncle Terry |Charles Clark Munn
Nothing was more greatly in demand than feeding the insatiable maw of the Telly fan, nothing, ultimately, became more profitable.

Mercenary |Dallas McCord Reynolds
Then what's the necessity of this endless succession of bloody fracases, covered to the most minute bloody detail on the Telly?

Mercenary |Dallas McCord Reynolds
And it's the Telly fan, the fracas-buff, who decides who the Category Military heroes are.

Frigid Fracas |Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for telly

telly

/ (ˈtɛlɪ) /

noun plural -lies

informal, mainly British short for television