Televidiot

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is obsessed with watching television. derogatory, slang

    "Into the high-school classrooms troop the future engineers, scientists, lawyers, and intellectuals: but along with them shuffles a lackluster motley crew of hopeless nincompoops and televidiots."

  2. 2
    A television personality. derogatory, slang

    "The event is Remote Control, a year-old game show that has quickly become one of MTV's most popular half-hours. Its quizmaster is televidiot Ken Ober. Five feet to his right, ensconced in his keyboard setup and looking collegiate-cool in Blues Brothers shades, is musical director Steve Treccase […]"

Example

More examples

"Into the high-school classrooms troop the future engineers, scientists, lawyers, and intellectuals: but along with them shuffles a lackluster motley crew of hopeless nincompoops and televidiots."

Etymology

Blend of television + idiot.

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