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telly

[ tel-ee ]

noun

British Informal.
plural tellies.
  1. a television receiving set.


telly

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›±ôɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for television
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of telly1

First recorded in 1935–40; tel(evision) + -y 2
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Because ministers and officials, just like so many others, were watching the telly to see what President Trump would have to say, the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds among them.

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Elsewhere, Deadline's Jake Kanter wrote: "Adolescence is as flawless a four hours of TV drama I have ever seen. It lingers in the mind long after the credits have rolled. Astonishing telly."

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"I'm watching these sorts of players all the time on the telly so it's nice to be here. Honestly, I just enjoyed watching him throw."

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"I guess we all need friends-we-never-meet from off the telly. Eric has always been mine. An uncle of sorts," he said in the post.

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Basically, as a writer you find yourself finding it more and more difficult to watch telly - or I do anyway - because you find yourself comparing your work to other people's.

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