English Explanatory Dictionary

one-eyed monster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Television, especially seen as an addiction.
  2. A television set or screen.
  3. The penis.

Word forms

one-eyed monster one-eyed monsters

Etymology

Senses 1 and 2 refer to television having a single screen (the "eye"), and it being perceived to be harmful to children.

Synonyms

one-eyed demon one-eyed devil one-eyed snake one-eyed trouser snake
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