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teevy

teevy noun: television.

Noun

teevy (countable and uncountable, plural teevies)

  1. (colloquial) television
    • We are the Basset Hounds, as is well known by fans across the land who will be watching us in the Fudge Bowl classic on New Year's Day either in person or through the nationwide teevy.1966, The Realm of Sport: A Classic Collection of the World's Great Sporting Events and Personalities as Recorded by the Most Distinguished Writers

Forms of teevy

pluralteevies
alternative formteevee

Origin of teevy

Respelling of the abbreviation TV.

Questions about teevy

What does teevy mean?
Teevy means television.
What part of speech is teevy?
Teevy is a noun.
What is the plural of teevy?
The plural of teevy is teevies.

Words near teevy in the dictionary

  1. teetotums
  2. teets
  3. teevee
  4. teevees
  5. teevies
  6. teevy
  7. teewit
  8. teewits
  9. tef
  10. tefach
  11. tefachim

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