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telly::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, tv, tv set |
| Type of | receiver, receiving system |
the British call a tv set a telly.
Examples of telly
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I will have to check the telly to see how the Exiles have been faring elsewhere.
From the getreading.co.uk
At home, read a book for an hour rather than automatically turning on the telly.
From the him.uk.msn.com
Surely the only man on telly who you can actually hear when he's saying nothing.
From the guardian.co.uk
Getting a job talking about sport on the telly, meanwhile, is much, much harder.
From the independent.co.uk
Would you want your rants in front of the telly aired for all and sundry to see?
From the metro.co.uk
Anyway, you could make a telly series about this sort of stuff and somebody has.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I am going to get over it by turning off the radio and telly for a little while.
From the guardian.co.uk
Or, to put it another way, it is like watching the telly when you have homework.
From the guardian.co.uk
Don't watch much telly these days, but will certainly be tuning in at Christmas.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Television receiver: an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"
- The Telly home entertainment server is range of computer systems designed to store, manage, and access all forms of digital media in the home. ...
- N. The device known as a TV in the US is more commonly referred to over here as a telly. TV is well used and understood, though.
