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dodgy box

noun
/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.iˌbɒks/

Etymology

Either dodgy (“[legally] dubious”) + box (“device”) or dodge (“avoid [paying]”) + -y + box, playing on Digibox.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā✻
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup”
  7. compounded as dodgy box — “dodgy + box”

Definitions

  1. A device providing unauthorized access to encrypted television or streaming services.

    • Almost one in five Irish cable television customers has an illegal decoder to unscramble channels that they are not paying for, according to industry estimates.
    • Earlier this week, eBay announced it was removing pre-loaded dodgy boxes, meaning those with Kodi Android software already on them.
    • The Untouchables showed up on our dodgy box during the week, right on that scene where Al Capone is attending a performance of the opera Pagliacci.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dodgy box. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA