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  • noun Plural form of Teletubby.

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Examples

  • CHELSEA TELETUBBIES MOGUL SPENDS A FEW MILLION Kenn Viselman, the man who brought America TV for 2-year-olds in the trippy format of the Teletubbies, has just bought an apartment in Chelsea.

    Philip Johnson Is Mad: Of All Tall Towers, Why Pick on Mine? 2001

  • LAMB: When you hear the -- the name Teletubbies ...

    The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana 2000

  • There are cartoons, computer-generated "Teletubbies" - style shows, and puppet shows that warn about the dangers of smoking.

    MRZine.org 2010

  • Isn't this the same bunch of crackpots who said Tinky Winky and the Teletubbies were a gay plot?

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Gregory2481 2010

  • Brought to you by the people who thought Tinky-WInky and the Teletubbies were a plot to turn all little boys into homosexuals, Harry Potter was devised to destroy Christianity with witch craft, and Iraq would be a two or three week cakewalk, which would pay for itself.

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories 2008

  • Brought to you by the people who thought Tinky-WInky and the Teletubbies were a plot to turn all little boys into homosexuals, Harry Potter was devised to destroy Christianity with witch craft, and Iraq would be a two or three week cakewalk, which would pay for itself.

    Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories 2008

  • Anyone else thinking "Teletubbies" with that last one?

    A Womb with a View 2009

  • Other objects lead to a feeling of thrift-shop randomness, like a vintage 1960s doll of Elizabeth Taylor dressed as Cleopatra; a photograph of Michael Jackson's surgically altered face, circa 2002; and an enormous vitrine housing a tiny Tinky Winky from TV's "Teletubbies," whose purple color and little purse signify to some that he (or she or it) might be gay.

    Miró's Mediterranean vision 2008

  • USA Today reports that Polish official who said she would order an investigation into whether toddler TV show "Teletubbies" promotes homosexuality has backed away from her ridiculous comments.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Justin Van De Kamp 2007

  • Poland's government, well-known for their outright homophobic sentiment, will be looking into the mega-popular British television program "Teletubbies" via a children's watchdog group as they believe the BBC show is promoting homosexuality.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Justin Van De Kamp 2007

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