goggle box

See also: gogglebox and goggle-box

English

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Etymology

From goggle (“to stare at”) +‎ box.

Pronunciation

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Noun

goggle box (plural goggle boxes)

  1. (British, slang) A television set.
    • 2012, Roger Foss, May the Farce Be With You‎[1], Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
      The goggle box became my own private giggle box, from out of which came the likes of Richard ‘Mr Pastry’ Hearne, Charlie Drake and I Love Lucy.

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