Meanings
nounhaunted fish tank (plural haunted fish tanks)
plural haunted fish tanks
- datedhumorousslangA television set.
Origin
A traditional television set had the size and shape (cuboid) of a fish tank; the moving pictures suggested a haunting.
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haunted fish tank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haunted%20fish%20tank
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