idiot box

Etymology
From, an allusion to the supposed mind-reducing nature of television programming or its lack of educational value.

Noun

 * 1)  Television.

Synonyms

 * boob tube boob = idiot

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: imbakassi
 * Russian: (contamination of "деби́л"(retard) and "телеви́зор" (TV set)),  zombiebox, дуроско́п, зомбови́зор
 * Spanish: caja boba, caja idiota,
 * Swedish: