big ugly dish

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English[edit]

A big ugly dish

Etymology[edit]

From its perception as an eyesore.

Noun[edit]

big ugly dish (plural big ugly dishes)

  1. (informal, telecommunications) A C-band satellite dish used by television receive-only (TVRO) systems, ranging from 4 to 16 feet in diameter.
    Synonym: (initialism) BUD
    Coordinate term: pizza dish
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