A British colloquial term for a digital set-top box — the device that decodes digital television broadcasts and connects to a standard TV.
A British colloquial term for a digital set-top box — the device that decodes digital television broadcasts and connects to a standard TV. 'Digibox' was originally a specific brand name for BSkyB's digital receiver but became generic slang for any set-top box in the UK, similar to how 'Hoover' became synonymous with vacuum cleaners. During the 1990s and 2000s digital TV rollout in Britain, getting a Digibox was a household milestone, and the term became embedded in everyday British vocabulary.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Britain, slang) A television set.
(UK, Ireland, informal) A device providing unauthorized access to encrypted television or streaming services.
A fondly sardonic British slang term for the television set, emphasizing the wide-eyed, passive staring that watching TV supposedly induces. The word carries a gentle implied criticism — goggling at a box — but is mostly used with affectionate resignation rather than genuine scorn. It dates from the early days of mass TV ownership in Britain and remains recognizable today, showing up in everyday conversation and the title of the popular UK reality show 'Gogglebox.'
(idiomatic, chiefly, US, and, Canada) Television.
Gran finally got a Digibox installed and couldn't believe how many channels she had access to all of a sudden.
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(UK) A digital set-top box, marketed in the UK.
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