telly
Screen across pond
Telly is British informal for television—both the device and the programming: What's on telly tonight?
We spent the evening watching telly.
The word is casual and domestic, rarely appearing in formal contexts.
Americans occasionally encounter it in British media but seldom use it themselves.
Episodic TV comedy series
- soap-operaSerialized melodramatic television drama
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- realityWhat actually exists
comedy · thriller · news · cartoon · series · episode · pilot · finale
Rapid consecutive episode viewing
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- remoteDistant or controller
evening · weekend · family · routine · snacks · popcorn · chill · relaxation
Passage for transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
reception · tuning · frequency · transmitter · airwaves · terrestrial · cable · digital
Serialized melodramatic television programs
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- spoilersPremature plot revelations
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
pop-culture · memes · binge-worthy · telethon · BBC · ITV
Thin display device
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- OLEDEmissive display technology
widescreen · HD · 4K · resolution · display · pixels · brightness · contrast
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
- soap-operaSerialized melodramatic television drama
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- documentaryFactual film about reality
reality · comedy · thriller · news · cartoon · series · episode · pilot · finale · cliffhanger
binge-watching
Rapid consecutive episode viewing
remote · evening · weekend · family · routine · snacks · popcorn · chill · relaxation · lounge
channel
Passage for transmission
aerial · reception · tuning · frequency · transmitter · airwaves · terrestrial · cable · digital · analogue
soap-operas
Serialized melodramatic television programs
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- spoilersPremature plot revelations
ratings · pop-culture · memes · binge-worthy · telethon · BBC · ITV
flatscreen
Thin display device
OLED · widescreen · HD · 4K · resolution · display · pixels · brightness · contrast · wall-mounted
- televisionsTV, HDTV, flat screen, plasma TV, LCD TV
- televisionTV, broadcast, TV shows, TV series, networks
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
- Informal Wordsphone, bike, flu, fridge, veggies
- regionalismsyouse, fixin' to, fixing to, ain't, aint
tellycinema
Motion picture theater
big screen · movie theatre · silver screen · radio · IMAX
tellyradio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
wireless · books · print media · newspapers · stage
- television showBroadcast entertainment series
- reality televisionProgramming featuring non-actors
- television channelBroadcast frequency for programming
- television setHome broadcast display device
- television newsBroadcast journalism on screen
- television seriesSerialized broadcast entertainment program
television, televise, televised, televising, tellies, tellys