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telly

[tel-ee]

noun

British Informal.

plural

tellies 
  1. television.

  2. a television receiving set.



telly

/ ˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. informalshort for television

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of telly1

First recorded in 1935–40; tel(evision) + -y 2
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"That was my first memory of a big sporting event and I've always loved cycling and the Olympics since. I was watching it on telly on holiday."

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"When you see someone like you on telly... you're worried that they're going to do something that makes people see you in a different light," he said.

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"It's clearly designed for the telly – everyone will be there apart from the King and Paddington Bear," said a diplomatic source about the plans.

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"It wasn't until seven years ago that I had a massive wake-up call and realised the loud, energetic greengrocer persona I was on the telly was, maybe, becoming redundant. So I changed."

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"He doesn't like keeping things on his feet, so to just sit down in the living room and watch telly like a normal family causes a lot of emotional distress for him," she said.

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