idiot box

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

An allusion to the supposed mind-reducing nature of television programming or its lack of educational value.

[edit] Noun

idiot box (plural idiot boxes)

  1. (idiomatic, chiefly US and Canada) Television.

[edit] Translations

television
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