one-eyed monster

noun

Television, especially seen as an addiction.

“Children and Television; The One Eyed Monster? - Barrie Gunter, Jill McAleer; 1990”

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one-eyed demonone-eyed devilone-eyed snakeone-eyed trouser snake
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Meanings

nounone-eyed monster (plural one-eyed monsters)

plural one-eyed monsters

  1. colloquialTelevision, especially seen as an addiction.
  2. colloquialA television set or screen.

    Children and Television; The One Eyed Monster? - Barrie Gunter, Jill McAleer; 1990

    Synonyms: one-eyed demon, one-eyed devil

  3. slangvulgarThe penis.

    Synonyms: one-eyed snake, one-eyed trouser snake

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA television set or screen.

Similar
one-eyed demonone-eyed devil

nounThe penis.

Similar
one-eyed snakeone-eyed trouser snake

Origin

Senses 1 and 2 refer to television having a single screen (the "eye"), and it being perceived to be harmful to children.

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APA

one-eyed monster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-eyed%20monster

MLA

“one-eyed monster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-eyed%20monster. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-eyed monster,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-eyed%20monster.

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