feevee

English

Etymology

Blend of fee +‎ teevee

Noun

feevee (uncountable)

  1. (US, colloquial, dated) Pay TV.
    • 1978, Harrison Boyd Summers, John H. Pennybacker, Broadcasting and the Public, page 177:
      Most providers of "feevee" have promised to make available programs of types not usually available […]
    • 1980, Jay S. Harris, TV guide, the first 25 years, page 232:
      To be sure, pay-cable's under 200,000 subscribers nationwide is still a very small number. And even the most optimistic of cable enthusiasts agree that "feevee" isn't going to rob broadcast television of any sizable number of viewers […]
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