Meanings
nounidiot board (plural idiot boards)
plural idiot boards
- informalA board held off camera during a live television broadcast to prompt the presenter.
Synonyms: autocue, teleprompter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA board held off camera during a live television broadcast to prompt the presenter.
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Implying that reading from a board, rather than thinking up things to say, does not require much intelligence.
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idiot board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiot%20board
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“idiot board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiot%20board. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idiot board,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiot%20board.
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