goggle box

See also: gogglebox and goggle-box

English

Alternative forms

• gogglebox, goggle-box, Gogglebox

Etymology

From goggle (“to stare at”) +‎ box.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

goggle box (plural goggle boxes)

1. (British, slang) A television set.
   • 2012, Roger Foss, May the Farce Be With You‎^[1], Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     The goggle box became my own private giggle box, from out of which came the likes of Richard ‘Mr Pastry’ Hearne, Charlie Drake and I Love Lucy.

Further reading

• “goggle box n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present