haunted fish tank

English

Etymology

A traditional television set had the size and shape (cuboid) of a fish tank; the moving pictures suggested a haunting.

Noun

haunted fish tank (plural haunted fish tanks)

  1. (slang, humorous, dated) A television set.
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