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telly
[tel-ee]
telly
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
informalshort for television
Word History and Origins
Origin of telly1
Example Sentences
"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."
"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.
"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.
"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."
"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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