goggle box

See also: gogglebox and goggle-box

English

Alternative forms

gogglebox, goggle-box, Gogglebox

Etymology

goggle (“to stare at”) +‎ box

Pronunciation

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Noun

goggle box (plural goggle boxes)

(British, slang) A television set.
- 2012, Roger Foss, May the Farce Be With You‎, 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.

Further reading

Jonathon Green (2024) “goggle box n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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