informal for television: What's on telly tonightBelieve it or not, 'dog' is a slang word for 'phone' – it comes from a special kind of London slang called Cockney rhyming slang… Feifei: Yes – this is a good one. Dogs like bones, and the phrase 'dog and bone' rhymes with 'phone'… Dog and bone, phone!television
A telly is a television. After a hard day's work most people want to relax in front of the telly.
What is TV called in slang : the tube (slang), TV set, small screen (informal), gogglebox (British, slang), idiot box (slang)
Is telly short for telephone
Telly is short for Television. Compate this with Telephone – Speaking/Talking at a distance.
What is tele uk slang : noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.
Because originally the name was (and still is) television. “Telly” is a short from of the first two syllables.
2 syllables: "TEE" + "VEE"
What is a TV in British slang
Additional synonyms
television,
TV,
telly (British, informal),
the tube (slang),
TV set,
small screen (informal),
gogglebox (British, slang),
idiot box (slang)
Americans normally refer to television as “TV” or “television” or very rarely “the tube”.noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.
telly in British English
(ˈtɛlɪ ) nounWord forms: plural -lies. informal, mainly British short for television.
What is slang for TV in UK : Additional synonyms
television,
TV,
telly (British, informal),
the tube (slang),
TV set,
small screen (informal),
gogglebox (British, slang),
idiot box (slang)
Who calls a TV a telly : Is “telly” a British word or do Americans use it as well Americans call it a TV. It is British, but some other English speaking countries use it.
What is British telly
nounWord forms: plural -lies. informal, mainly British short for television.
noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.A telly is a television. [British, informal]
Do British say telly : noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.
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Meaning of telly in English
informal for television: What's on telly tonightBelieve it or not, 'dog' is a slang word for 'phone' – it comes from a special kind of London slang called Cockney rhyming slang… Feifei: Yes – this is a good one. Dogs like bones, and the phrase 'dog and bone' rhymes with 'phone'… Dog and bone, phone!television
A telly is a television. After a hard day's work most people want to relax in front of the telly.
What is TV called in slang : the tube (slang), TV set, small screen (informal), gogglebox (British, slang), idiot box (slang)
Is telly short for telephone
Telly is short for Television. Compate this with Telephone – Speaking/Talking at a distance.
What is tele uk slang : noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.
Because originally the name was (and still is) television. “Telly” is a short from of the first two syllables.
2 syllables: "TEE" + "VEE"
What is a TV in British slang
Additional synonyms
Americans normally refer to television as “TV” or “television” or very rarely “the tube”.noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.
telly in British English
(ˈtɛlɪ ) nounWord forms: plural -lies. informal, mainly British short for television.
What is slang for TV in UK : Additional synonyms
Who calls a TV a telly : Is “telly” a British word or do Americans use it as well Americans call it a TV. It is British, but some other English speaking countries use it.
What is British telly
nounWord forms: plural -lies. informal, mainly British short for television.
noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.A telly is a television. [British, informal]
Do British say telly : noun. , British Informal. , plural tel·lies. television.