boob tube

Etymology

 * An allusion to the idiocy of television programming and the supposed audience for such (boobs) and that televisions of the era used cathode ray tube (CRT) vacuum tube displays.
 * From it being a tube-like garment that covers the breasts (boobs) of a woman.

Noun

 * 1)  A television.
 * 2)  A type of woman's upper body garment consisting of a taut band of cloth around the breasts and back.
 * 1)  A type of woman's upper body garment consisting of a taut band of cloth around the breasts and back.

Usage notes
The word used as a synonym for television was heard as early as 1965 on an episode of . It was probably in use before that time.

Translations

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 * Spanish: caja idiota,
 * Swedish: