channel surfingn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃanl ˌsəːfɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌsərfɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, surfing n.

Etymology: < channel n.¹ + surfing n., after channel surf v. Compare slightly earlier channel surfer n.

Originally U.S.

The action or practice of changing frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control device; watching snatches of different programmes in a rapid scan through channels, esp. in search of something appealing.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > browsing channels

channel-hopping1953

channel surfing1988

channel grazing1989

1988 Boston Globe 31 Dec. 9/2 Laptop computers, astrology and Charlie Parker are all In. So are pizza frita,..Maurice Sendak, channel surfing.

1998 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 24 May 9 Channel surfing was unheard of in the '70s because there was a grand total of four channels here.

2016 Hartlepool Mail (Nexis) 26 Apr. The remote was whipped from my hand and the channel surfing began.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	channel surfing
释义	channel surfingn. Brit. /ˈtʃanl ˌsəːfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌsərfɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, surfing n. Etymology: < channel n.¹ + surfing n., after channel surf v. Compare slightly earlier channel surfer n. Originally U.S. The action or practice of changing frequently between television channels, esp. using a remote-control device; watching snatches of different programmes in a rapid scan through channels, esp. in search of something appealing. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > audience > [noun] > browsing channels channel-hopping1953 channel surfing1988 channel grazing1989 1988 Boston Globe 31 Dec. 9/2 Laptop computers, astrology and Charlie Parker are all In. So are pizza frita,..Maurice Sendak, channel surfing. 1998 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 24 May 9 Channel surfing was unheard of in the '70s because there was a grand total of four channels here. 2016 Hartlepool Mail (Nexis) 26 Apr. The remote was whipped from my hand and the channel surfing began. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1988
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