Mtv

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A television channel that originally showed mostly music videos but now shows a wide variety of content.

    "I want my, I want my MTV / Now look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do it / You play the guitar on the MTV / That ain't workin', that's the way you do it / Money for nothin', and chicks for free"

Synonyms

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empty-vee

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"In the 1980s, my family sometimes visited my uncle and aunt's home on top of a mountain in Oregon. Their neighbourhood was full of fragrant bark mulch. I watched MTV, a music video channel that we did not have in BC, on their television. Music videos were like haiku for my generation. The Grotto, a Roman Catholic shrine, was a nice visit on top of a mountain. There were gardens and statues."

Etymology

Originally an initialism of Music Television, incorporating the earlier abbreviation TV for television.

Related phrases

MTV generationmusic videotelevision channel

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