noun
General Slang
telly
TEL-ee · noun · informal
television
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Definitions
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The television.
“Nothing on the telly tonight, let's put a movie on.”
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telly In A Sentence
Nothing on the telly tonight, let's put a movie on.
Origin & Usage
Diminutive of 'television' with the '-y' suffix.
Variants
tellie
People Also Ask
What does telly mean?
It's an informal word for the television — 'what's on the telly?' means what's on TV.
Where does telly come from?
It's a diminutive of 'television' with the '-y' suffix, common in both Australian and British English.
Is telly Australian or British?
Both — it's widely used across Australia, the UK and other Commonwealth countries as everyday slang for the TV.
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