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dodgy boxes

dodgy boxes is the plural of dodgy box.

Meaning of dodgy box

Noun

dodgy box (plural dodgy boxes)

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal) A device providing unauthorized access to encrypted television or streaming services.
    • Almost one in five Irish cable television customers has an illegal decoder to unscramble channels that they are not paying for, according to industry estimates.2009 January 18, Jan Battles, “One in five cable customers has a ‘dodgy box’”, in The Sunday Times, Dublin

Questions about dodgy boxes

What is dodgy boxes the plural of?
Dodgy boxes is the plural of dodgy box.

Words near dodgy boxes in the dictionary

  1. Dodgson condensation
  2. Dodgson's method
  3. Dodgsonian
  4. dodgy
  5. dodgy box
  6. dodgy boxes
  7. dodgy brothers
  8. dodicin
  9. dodie
  10. dodies
  11. dodine

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