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Teletubby

Teletubby noun: any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.

teletubby: any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series...
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Noun

Teletubby (plural Teletubbies)

  1. Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.
    • She spoke like the Teletubbies, behaved like a Teletubby, and seemed to live in this harmonious toddler phantasy world.2007, Michael Günter, Playing the Unconscious, page 98
    • They [wind turbines] turn pristine landscapes into Teletubby-style horror shows.2012, James Delingpole, How To Be Right

Teletubby meaning in Marathi

Teletubby in Marathi

tubby character
टेलीटबी ṭelīṭbī

Forms of Teletubby

pluralTeletubbies

Origin of Teletubby

From tele- (television) + tubby.

Words formed from Teletubby

Questions about Teletubby

What does Teletubby mean?
Teletubby means any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.
What is Teletubby in Marathi?
Teletubby in Marathi is टेलीटबी (ṭelīṭbī). See Teletubby meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Teletubby?
Teletubby is a noun.
What is the plural of Teletubby?
The plural of Teletubby is Teletubbies.

Words near Teletubby in the dictionary

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

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