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haunted fish tank

haunted fish tank noun: a television set.

Noun

haunted fish tank (plural haunted fish tanks)

  1. (dated, humorous, slang) A television set.

Forms of haunted fish tank

pluralhaunted fish tanks

Origin of haunted fish tank

A traditional television set had the size and shape (cuboid) of a fish tank; the moving pictures suggested a haunting.

Questions about haunted fish tank

What does haunted fish tank mean?
Haunted fish tank means a television set.
What part of speech is haunted fish tank?
Haunted fish tank is a noun.
What is the plural of haunted fish tank?
The plural of haunted fish tank is haunted fish tanks.

Words near haunted fish tank in the dictionary

  1. haunt
  2. hauntable
  3. Hauntaholic
  4. Hauntaholics
  5. haunted
  6. haunted fish tank
  7. haunted house
  8. haunted houses
  9. hauntedest
  10. hauntedly
  11. hauntedness

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