Teletubby

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See also: Télétubby

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Etymology

From tele- (television) +‎ tubby.

Noun

Teletubby (plural Teletubbies)

Teletubbies.
  1. Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.
    • 2007, Michael Günter, Playing the Unconscious, page 98:
      She spoke like the Teletubbies, behaved like a Teletubby, and seemed to live in this harmonious toddler phantasy world.
    • 2012, James Delingpole, How To Be Right:
      They [wind turbines] turn pristine landscapes into Teletubby-style horror shows.

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