idiot box

Noun idiot box has 1 sense

• idiot box(n = noun.artifact) boob tube, goggle box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"
has parts: kinescope, picture tube, television tube
is a kind of receiver, receiving system
is a part of television, television system