Definition of "TV"

TV

/ˌtiːˈviː/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural TVs
1. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television.
  Quotations
  Believe me, the sun always shines on TV
  1985, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (lyrics and music), “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.”, in Hunting High and Low, performed by a-ha
2. (countable) Abbreviation of transvestite.
  Quotations
  She spoke of her male side as her "brother" as do older, more conventional TVs.
  1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
  I am in isolation and am lonely and would like to correspond with TVs, TSs and queens.
  1986 April 12, David Anderson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18
  TV's who dominate and TV's who are dominated! TV's who are hot, sexy and horny as hell!
  1996, Forced Womanhood, number 20, page 32
3. (physiology) Initialism of tidal volume.
4. Initialism of tax value.
5. (pop culture, music) Initialism of Taylor's Version.