"teevy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teevies [plural]
Etymology: Respelling of the abbreviation TV. Etymology templates: {{m|en|TV}} TV Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} teevy (countable and uncountable, plural teevies)
  1. (colloquial) television Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonyms: teevee

Inflected forms

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