"vidiot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vidiots [plural]
Etymology: Blend of video + idiot Etymology templates: {{blend|en|video|idiot}} Blend of video + idiot Head templates: {{en-noun}} vidiot (plural vidiots)
  1. (derogatory, informal) A passive, undiscriminating consumer of video media. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-vidiot-en-noun-WKhetWVC Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vidiot meaning in English (2.2kB)

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          "ref": "1989, Mike Yaconelli, Scott Koenigsaecker, Get 'em talking: 104 great discussion starters for youth groups, page 118",
          "text": "You are a vidiot if you watch music videos for any period of time without stopping to think about what they are saying.",
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          "ref": "1994 March 4, Jack Helbig, “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”, in Chicago Reader",
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