What does telly mean?
Definitions for telly
ˈtɛl itel·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word telly.
Princeton's WordNet
television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle boxnoun
an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
"the British call a tv set a telly"
Wiktionary
tellynoun
Television
tellynoun
A television set
Rap Dictionary
tellynoun
Telly a hotel
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TELLY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Telly is ranked #98099 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Telly surname appeared 185 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Telly.
44.8% or 83 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
38.9% or 72 total occurrences were White.
15.1% or 28 total occurrences were Black.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'telly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1574
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of telly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of telly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of telly in a Sentence
It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.
The misunderstanding about cancel culture is some people think you should be able to say anything you want without consequences and that’s not true because we’re members of society and people are allowed to criticize you, they’re allowed to not buy your things, they’re allowed to burn your DVDs and they’re allowed to turn the telly off. What they’re not allowed to do is to bully other people into not going to see you.
I love you like when the telly breaks and all I can do is think of what loving words we can share.
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Translations for telly
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- telkaCzech
- Fernseher, GlotzeGerman
- teleSpanish
- telkkari, teevee, töllö, telkkuFinnish
- téléFrench
- टेलिविजन-सेटHindi
- tévéHungarian
- TëleeLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tevêPortuguese
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