• Teletubby

    Origin

    From - + tubby.

    Full definition of Teletubby

    Noun

    Teletubby

    (plural Teletubbies)
    1. Any of the four colour-coded tubby creatures that feature in the BBC 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 RightThey turbines turn pristine landscapes into Teletubby-style horror shows.
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