boob tube

A woman in a tube top.

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • An allusion to the idiocy of television programming and the supposed audience for such (boobs) and that televisions of the era used cathode ray tube (CRT) vacuum tube displays
  • From it being a tube-like garment that covers the breasts (boobs) of a woman

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