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Teletubbian

Teletubbian adjective: in the manner of the Teletubbies, the fictional tubby creatures featured in the BBC television series Teletubbies; childish or immature.

Adjective

Teletubbian (comparative more Teletubbian, superlative most Teletubbian)

  1. (derogatory, rare) In the manner of the Teletubbies, the fictional tubby creatures featured in the BBC television series Teletubbies; childish or immature.

Forms of Teletubbian

comparativemore Teletubbian
superlativemost Teletubbian

Origin of Teletubbian

From Teletubby + -an.

Questions about Teletubbian

What does Teletubbian mean?
Teletubbian means in the manner of the Teletubbies, the fictional tubby creatures featured in the BBC television series Teletubbies; childish or immature.
What part of speech is Teletubbian?
Teletubbian is an adjective.

Words near Teletubbian in the dictionary

  1. teletrials
  2. teletrophone
  3. teletrophones
  4. teletsunami
  5. teletsunamis
  6. Teletubbian
  7. Teletubbies
  8. Teletubby
  9. teletube
  10. teletubes
  11. teletutor

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