scramblevision

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noun

pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing

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Meanings

nounscramblevision (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountablepay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing

    He didn't join me when I went into the other room at age 11 to watch Roger Clemens' first 20 K game on scramblevision, but he was definitely one of the first ones I told of the result.

    2005, Eric Christensen, Win It for ....: What a World Championship Means to Generations of Red Sox Fans

Origin

Blend of scramble + television.

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APA

scramblevision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scramblevision

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“scramblevision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scramblevision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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