"goggle box" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-goggle box.ogg [Australia] Forms: goggle boxes [plural]
Etymology: goggle (“to stare at”) + box Etymology templates: {{af|en|goggle|box|t1=to stare at}} goggle (“to stare at”) + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} goggle box (plural goggle boxes)
  1. (British, slang) A television set. Tags: British, slang Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: gogglebox, goggle-box, Gogglebox

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