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scramblevision

scramblevision noun: pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing.

Noun

scramblevision (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing
    • He didn't join me when I went into the other room at age 11 to watch Roger Clemens' first 20 K game on scramblevision, but he was definitely one of the first ones I told of the result.2005, Eric Christensen, Win It for ....: What a World Championship Means to Generations of Red Sox Fans

Origin of scramblevision

Blend of scramble + television.

Questions about scramblevision

What does scramblevision mean?
Scramblevision means pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing.
What part of speech is scramblevision?
Scramblevision is a noun.

Words near scramblevision in the dictionary

  1. scrambler
  2. scramblers
  3. scrambles
  4. scrambles up
  5. scramblesome
  6. scramblevision
  7. scrambling
  8. scrambling dragon
  9. scrambling dragons
  10. scrambling up
  11. scramblingly

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