boob tube n.

"television set," U.S. slang, 1959, from boob "stupid person" + slang tube (n.) "television, television programming;" the original sets had vacuum tubes in them. It seems to have been popularized, if not coined, by William Ewald, television columnist for the UPI news wire, in a column resigning his position, which was widely reprinted in US newspapers in August, who headlined it variously.

To all those who say TV provides the sort of fare that they, ordinary people, like, I say shame on you for reveling in your ordinariness.

To all those who say there is room for all kinds of tastes, nonsense again. There is obviously a hierarchy of values in life—without it, we become vegetables. If you prefer to squander your free time on Lawrence Welk, The Texan, The Price Is Right and other drivel, it may be time for you to question your values. ['Sorehead' Calls It Quits As Boob Tube Chronicler," Tucson Daily Sun, Aug. 14, 1959]

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词源	boob tube n. "television set," U.S. slang, 1959, from boob "stupid person" + slang tube (n.) "television, television programming;" the original sets had vacuum tubes in them. It seems to have been popularized, if not coined, by William Ewald, television columnist for the UPI news wire, in a column resigning his position, which was widely reprinted in US newspapers in August, who headlined it variously. To all those who say TV provides the sort of fare that they, ordinary people, like, I say shame on you for reveling in your ordinariness. To all those who say there is room for all kinds of tastes, nonsense again. There is obviously a hierarchy of values in life—without it, we become vegetables. If you prefer to squander your free time on Lawrence Welk, The Texan, The Price Is Right and other drivel, it may be time for you to question your values. ['Sorehead' Calls It Quits As Boob Tube Chronicler," Tucson Daily Sun, Aug. 14, 1959] Entries linking to boob tube boob n. "stupid person," 1909, American English slang, perhaps a shortening of booby. For the "woman's breast" sense, see boobs. Mencken seems to have coined booboisie (1922). tube n. 1610s, from French tube (15c.), from Latin tubus "tube, pipe," a word of unknown origin. The London subway was christened the Twopenny Tube by 1900 (H.D. Browne, in the "Londoner" of June 30); tube for "cylindrical railway tunnel" is attested from 1847. The meaning "TV as a medium" is from 1959, short for cathode ray tube or picture tube. Tube top as a women's clothing style is attested from 1972. Tube steak is attested from 1963 as "frankfurter," slang meaning "penis" is recorded by mid-1980s. updated on December 01, 2022
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