BOOB TUBE

Meaning of BOOB TUBE in English

noun

Etymology: boob (I) + tube (television); from the notion that television programming is foolish or is viewed by foolish people

: television ; especially : a television set

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BOOB TUBE — noun Date: 1966 television
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOOB TUBE — Informal. 1. television. 2. a television set. [ 1965-70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOB TUBE — Date: 1966 : television
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOOB TUBE — Function: noun Date: 1966 : TELEVISION
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOOB TUBE — ■ noun informal 1》 Brit. a woman's tight-fitting stretchy strapless top. 2》 N. Amer. television or a television set.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOOB TUBE — [boob tube] n (1966): television--used with the
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOB TUBE — noun 1. ( BrE , informal ) ( NAmE ˈtube top ) a piece of women's clothing that is made …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOB TUBE — ˈboob tube BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . British English a piece of women’s clothing made of material that stretches, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOB TUBE — ( boob tubes) 1. The boob tube is the television. ( mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use idiot box ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOB TUBE — (~s) 1. The ~ is the television. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use idiot box ) ...hours spent in front …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOOB TUBE — Function: noun Synonyms: TELEVISION , box, ||idiot box, ||telly, tube, TV, video
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOOB TUBE — noun Synonyms: television , box, ||idiot box, ||telly, tube, TV, video
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOB-TUBE — (сленг) телевизор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOB TUBE — Телевизор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BOOB-TUBE — n сл. телевизор
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOOB-TUBE — сущ.; сленг, унич.телевизор; телик, ящик (в смысле "для придурков" - см. boob 1)) Syn:goggle-box
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOOB TUBE — (n) телевизор
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BOOB-TUBE — n сл. телевизор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BOOB-TUBE — n сл. телевизор
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOOB TUBE — телевизор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BOOB TUBE — телевизор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BOOB-TUBE — сущ. ; сл. , унич. телевизор; телик, ящик ( в смысле "для придурков" - см. boob 1) ) Syn: goggle-box
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOOB-TUBE — сущ.; сл., унич. телевизор; телик, ящик (в смысле "для придурков" - см. boob 1)) Syn: goggle-box
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BOOB-TUBE — телевизор; телик, ящик (в смысле "для придурков")
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BOOB TUBE — телевизор
English-Russian Online Dictionary
BOOB TUBE
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BOOB TUBE
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BOOB TUBE
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BOOB TUBE
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BOOB TUBE — телевизир, «телик»; «ящик»
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BOOB-TUBE — (сленг) телевизор
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOOB — I. noun Etymology: short for 1~y Date: 1907 a stupid awkward person ; simpleton , boor , Philistine , ~ish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUBE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) test tube conception {{link=neural tube defect">neural tube defect pitot tube tube worm vacuum tube …
Английский словарь Британика
TUBE — I. ˈt(y)üb noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Latin tubus; akin to Latin tuba trumpet 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOB — I. ˈbüb noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for booby (I) 1. : a stupid awkward person : simpleton , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUBE — — tubeless , adj. — tubelike , adj. /toohb, tyoohb/ , n. , v. , tubed, tubing . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOB — boob 1 /boohb/ , Slang. n. 1. a stupid person; fool; dunce. 2. Brit. a blunder; mistake. v.i. 3. Brit. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOB — n. fool, dunce, dummy, silly person (Slang); error, blunder, mistake (British Slang); female breast (Vulgar Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BOOB — I. ˈbüb noun Etymology: short for booby (I) Date: 1907 1. : a stupid awkward person : simpleton 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUBE — noun Etymology: French, from Latin tubus; akin to Latin tuba trumpet Date: 1651 1. : any of various usually cylindrical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUBE — noun a telescope. 2. tube ·noun one of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk. 3. tube ·vt to furnish with …
Webster English vocab
BOOB — ~ 1 informal ■ noun 1》 Brit. an embarrassing mistake. 2》 N. Amer. a stupid person. ■ verb Brit. make …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TUBE — [tube] n [F, fr. L tubus; akin to L tuba trumpet] (1651) 1: any of various usu. cylindrical structures or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOB — [boob] n [short for [1]booby] (1909) 1: a stupid awkward person: simpleton 2: boor, philistine -- boob.ish adj [2]boob n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOOB
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUBE — / tjuːb; NAmE tuːb/ noun PIPE 1. [ C ] a long hollow pipe made of metal, plastic, rubber, etc., …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOB — / buːb; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( slang ) a woman's breast 2. ( BrE , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUBE — I. tube 1 S3 W3 /tjuːb $ tuːb/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOB — I. boob 1 /buːb/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: bubby 'breast' (17-21 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOOB — n. sl. a woman's breast. øboob tube sl. 1 a woman's low-cut close-fitting usu. strapless top. 2 (usu. prec. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOB — n. & v. sl. --n. 1 Brit. an embarrassing mistake. 2 a simpleton. --v.intr. Brit. make an embarrassing mistake. [abbr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOOB — n. sl. a woman's breast. boob tube sl. 1 a woman's low-cut close-fitting usu. strapless top. 2 (usu. prec. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOB — n. & v. sl. n. 1 Brit. an embarrassing mistake. 2 a simpleton. v.intr. Brit. make an embarrassing mistake. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOB — 1. n. & v. sl. --n. 1. Brit. an embarrassing mistake. 2 a simpleton. --v.intr. Brit. make an embarrassing mistake. …
Oxford English vocab
TUBE — ( tubes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tube is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOB
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOOB
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TUBE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tube of paint ▪ There was a painting on one of the easels and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOOB
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
TUBE — n. cathode ray tube test tube conception neural tube defect pitot tube tube worm vacuum tube venturi tube
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TUBE — Synonyms and related words : Amtrak, L, Photronic cell, adjutage, amplifier, anode, attenuator, audio-frequency tube, baggage train, ballast regulator, ballast …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOOB
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Slang English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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