Noun: goggle box
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- (television) an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
"The family gathered around the goggle box to watch the news";
- television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box [N. Amer, informal], boob tube [N. Amer, informal], telly [Brit, informal], TV, box [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: goggle boxes
Type of: receiver, receiving system
Part of: television, television system, TV