Meanings
nounteevee (countable and uncountable, plural teevees)
plural teevees · alternative teevy
- colloquialcountableuncountabletelevision
On teevee, everyone looked the same. People were just different shades of grey. If the sky was grey on teevee, I knew it meant blue.
2002, Buck Song Koh, Umej Bhatia, From Boys to Men
Origin
Respelling of the abbreviation TV.
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APA
teevee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teevee
MLA
“teevee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teevee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teevee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teevee.
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