zombie box
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A television.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
taking a form more frequently thought of as anathematical to poetry (Iain Chrichton Smith, for example, lambasted the TV as a deadening zombie box in "At the TV") and seeing in it parallels and possibilities.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “zombie box” mean?
A television.
Is “zombie box” formal or informal?
zombie box is generally derogatory, slang.