idiot box

noun

noun

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

During the long, dreary, wet winter I amused myself by watching college and Pro basketball on the idiot box.2003 March 31, Bill Litchfield, “Basketball Fans”, in rec.gardens (Usenet):

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