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one-eyed monster

one-eyed monster noun: television, especially seen as an addiction.

Noun

one-eyed monster (plural one-eyed monsters)

  1. (colloquial) Television, especially seen as an addiction.
  2. (colloquial) A television set or screen.
    • Children and Television; The One Eyed Monster? - Barrie Gunter, Jill McAleer; 1990
    Synonyms:
    one-eyed demon, one-eyed devil
  3. (slang, vulgar) The penis.

Synonyms of one-eyed monster

Forms of one-eyed monster

pluralone-eyed monsters

Origin of one-eyed monster

Senses 1 and 2 refer to television having a single screen (the "eye"), and it being perceived to be harmful to children.

Questions about one-eyed monster

What does one-eyed monster mean?
One-eyed monster means television, especially seen as an addiction.
What part of speech is one-eyed monster?
One-eyed monster is a noun.
What is the plural of one-eyed monster?
The plural of one-eyed monster is one-eyed monsters.

Words near one-eyed monster in the dictionary

  1. one-eyed
  2. one-eyed jack
  3. one-eyed jacks
  4. one-eyed king
  5. one-eyed kings
  6. one-eyed monster
  7. one-eyed monsters
  8. one-eyed snake
  9. one-eyed snakes
  10. one-eyed trouser snake
  11. one-eyed trouser snakes

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