A fork of Rural Dictionary
A pair of female breasts that sag so much, they resemble long tubes or tube socks.
The most concentrated collections of tube boobs are usually found in National Geographic magazine.
A slang term for television.
“Parents complain about the quality of the shows but don't prevent their children from gluing themselves to the boob tube” (David Owen)
1) American slang (circa 1980) for the television, and serving as a bargaining tool by parents in disciplining their children, who referred to the time wasted watching it, and lowering their IQ too, hence "boob tube"
Turn that boob tube off and do your homework!
The new opiate of the people. A electronic box containing a video screen and a speaker, watched by millions of cretins too lazy to go out and get a life. Boob tube watchers get a bad case of half-closed eyes and half-open mouths.
If you watch too much boob tube, you will end up looking like Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel.
television. Negative connotation.
I see you're watching the boob tube again. Don't you think 6 hours of t.v. watching is enough for one day?