"idiot box" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈɪd.iː.ət ˈbɒks\ Audio: En-au-idiot box.ogg Forms: idiot boxes [plural]
  1. Télévision, boîte à cons. Note d’usage : Pourrait aussi s’appliquer aux écrans d’ordinateur et aux tablettes. Tags: pejorative
    Sense id: fr-idiot_box-en-noun-kcd8rRI1 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Termes péjoratifs en anglais, Anglais des États-Unis, Anglais du Canada
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    "(Date à préciser) → voir idiot et box",
    "Littéralement « boîte à idiot », par allusion à la nature censément abrutissante de la télévision."
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          "text": "Son, I have no intention of prancing around on the idiot box like some latter-day Al Jolson.",
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