Browsing page 1 of words meaning TV, television (8 words total)

noun - plural

• The U.S. soap opera Days of Our Lives.

  Did you see Days yesterday?

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  Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Laura from USA on Jan 04 2000.

noun - uncountable

• a long time. Generally used either as an exaggeration (that is, "days" is used to express minutes or hours) or as an understatement (used to express months or years). See also minute.

  Exaggeration: We got lost and drove for days.

  Understatement: I haven't heard this song in days.

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  Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Fitz from CA, USA on Nov 09 1997.

noun

• a television.

                                                                                                   
  
                                                                                                                                      
  
  Citation from "I Never Met the Dead Man", Family Guy (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (1999) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Acacia E. from sao paulo, Brazil on Sep 28 2005.

verb

• to solve a problem in a creative, resourceful, typically "jury-rigged" fashion. Can be used as an adjective to describe such a solution. Also MacGyverism, the noun form.

  Let me MacGyver that real quick.

  Fred McGyvered his way out of being grounded.

  That shit is MacGyver.

  That's quite a MacGyverism!

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  Last edited on Apr 16 1998. Submitted by Kaseem from Lancaster, PA, USA on Apr 16 1998.

• a quick or temporary fix-it job.

  That mechanic totally MacGyvered my car.

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  Last edited on Aug 12 1998. Submitted by Jewels D. from Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Italy on Aug 12 1998.

origin

• The television show MacGyver, whose protagonist escaped difficult situations in creative ways, using whatever items were at hand. For example: repairing a cut fuel line with a ball-point pen.
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  Last edited on Apr 16 1998. Submitted by Kaseem from Lancaster, PA, USA on Apr 16 1998.

noun

• television.

                                                                                                             
  
  Citation from "Beyond Belief", Lie To Me (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 6 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "Episode 5", Whites (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                        
  
              
  
               
  
                                                      
  
  Citation from "Episode 5", Whites (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Oct 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

noun

• "television".

  Turn on the TV.

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  Last edited on Nov 24 2010. Submitted by Jiner from USA on Aug 14 1998.

• a transvestite. British slang.

                                                                       
  
  Citation from "For British Eyes Only", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 2 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: sexuality (related to).

  Last edited on Dec 02 2010. Submitted by Jiner from USA on Aug 14 1998.