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idiot board — ☆ idiot board or idiot card n. Slang a board, placard, etc. bearing the lines to be spoken by a television performer, used in prompting … English World dictionary
idiot board — noun : a device (as a projection of a script) used to prompt a television speaker and placed out of camera range * * * ˈidiot board 7 [idiot board] noun (informal) a board with words written on it for a television ↑presenter to read, so that the … Useful english dictionary
idiot board — (Slang) idiot card, mechanical apparatus (such as placard, projector or continuous roll of paper) for prompting a television performer with lines to be spoken … English contemporary dictionary
idiot board — /ˈɪdiət bɔd/ (say ideeuht bawd) noun a prompting device held before television speakers but not projected on to the film. Also, idiot card, cue card …
idiot board — noun informal a board displaying a television script to a speaker as an aid to memory … English new terms dictionary
idiot board — Television Slang. a mechanical apparatus, as a projector or a continuous roll of paper, for prompting a performer during a program. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
idiot card — noun see idiot sheet * * * Television Slang. See cue card. [1955 60] * * * idiot card noun A large card with words, etc, for the same purpose as an idiot board • • • Main Entry: ↑idiot * * * idiot card or … Useful english dictionary
idiot — n. 1 colloq. a stupid person; an utter fool. 2 a person deficient in mind and permanently incapable of rational conduct. Phrases and idioms: idiot board (or card) colloq. a board displaying a television script to a speaker as an aid to memory.… … Useful english dictionary
idiot sheet — noun also idiot card : a large card bearing usually hand lettered words or phrases for prompting a speaker or actor during a telecast compare idiot board … Useful english dictionary
idiot card — n. (Slang) idiot board, mechanical apparatus (such as placard, projector or continuous roll of paper) for prompting a television performer with lines to be spoken during a program … English contemporary dictionary
