trash TV

noun

A genre of television talk show with little educational content and a focus on controversy and confrontation.

Meanings

nountrash TV (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryinformaluncountableA genre of television talk show with little educational content and a focus on controversy and confrontation.

    Synonyms: trash television

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA genre of television talk show with little educational content and a focus on controversy and confrontation.

Translations

Basque telezabor
  • telezaborTranslations
Catalan teleporqueria, telebrossa
  • teleporqueriaTranslations
  • telebrossaTranslations
French télé-poubelle
  • télé-poubelleTranslations
German Trash-TV
  • Trash-TVTranslations
Italian telespazzatura
  • telespazzaturaTranslations
Portuguese telelixo
  • telelixoTranslations
Spanish telebasura
  • telebasuraTranslations
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APA

trash TV. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trash%20TV

MLA

“trash TV.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trash%20TV. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trash TV,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trash%20TV.

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