What is the most popular word used for calling: «Remote control» in British families?
How do the people call it? How the children call it?
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Just remote: (both BrE and AmE)
- A remote control device.
Clicker but mainly in AmE:
- A remote control, as for a television or DVD player. (AHD)
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- Here is a list of slang words for the remote control:
What do you call your remote control remote control?
Linguists have studied hundreds of newly invented slang words which are now in every day use — and have found 57 words for a remote control.
And the experts put the prevalence of slang down to what they call ‘the global domination of the English language’.Experts have found that slang is flourishing across all social groups, including words for a remote control such as blabber, zapper, melly and dawicki.
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ESKIMOS might have 50 words for snow but Britons have the same number for the TV remote control.
In the 1950s the inventors of the remote control called it the Lazy Bones (POSED BY MODEL)
Some call it the flipper, clicker or switcher, all of which make sense.
Harder to fathom are names such as yeti, melly and, perhaps most surprisingly of all, Trevor.
The latter was chosen by NetVoucherCodes.co.uk as a generic for those, and there are quite a few of them, who call their remote a person’s name.
The shopping site asked people what they called that device they use to change channels on their TV. The wide range of answers included the stick, the ’mote and even the oojimeflip. Others went for the thingy, the whatjamacallit and the doflicky.
The zapper was popular and has even produced its own variation in the shape of the Frank – as in the Frank Zappa.
Back in 1950, the inventors of the first remote, which was connected to the television set by a wire, dubbed the device the Lazy Bones.
Researchers found that Britons have around 50 words to call the humble household remote control
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Last night a spokesman for NetVoucherCodes.co.uk said: “It seems no one in Britain is quite sure what word to use for their remote control.
“It’s a device we all use every day but the official name ‘the remote control’ is three words, five syllables and is too clunky to trip of the tongue easily.
“That’s why everyone tries to shorten it to something a little snappier.
“As well as all the usual stuff such as whatsit and flipper we found many people actually have a human name for their remote such as Trevor or Dave. Rather than list all these we lumped all human names together as Trevor.
“It may seem funny but we are in a situation where we have a proliferation of words for this simple device.
“Perhaps it’s time we had a national referendum on what we should call our remote controls? Or else maybe the people who compile the Oxford English Dictionary could take a stand and choose a word for us to embrace? Something clearly has to be done.”
Surely Trevor would agree…
Top 20 names for the thingy
1. Remote
2. Flipper
3. Do-dar
4. Clicker
5. Switcher
6. Doubery
7. Dangle
8. Thingy
9. Thing
10. Whatjamacallit
11. Thingymajiggy
12. Hopper
13. Stick
14. Do-for
15. Doofangle
16. Flapper
17. Remote control
18. Controller
19. Zapper
20. Whatsit
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1. control
verb. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] exercise authoritative control or power over.
Synonyms
- manoeuver
- maneuver
- channelize
- becharm
- care
- regiment
- channelise
- hold one’s own
- rein in
- head
- hold sway
- corner
- command
- call the tune
- deal
- hold
- handle
- guide
- dominate
- draw rein
- internationalize
- monopolize
- preoccupy
- steer
- direct
- internationalise
- call the shots
- preside
- manoeuvre
- charm
- manage
- harness
- monopolise
- master
- rein
- govern
- wear the trousers
- rule
Antonyms
- discontinuation
- activation
- sink
- source
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Remote Control
- self-control
- rock-and-roll
- decontrol
- rock’n’roll
- espanol
- pistole
- patrol
- mcdole
- extol
- console
- stroll
- strole
- strohl
- scroll
- pajole
- nicolle
- nicole
- mccoll
- mccole
- madole
- enroll
- devaul
- cajole
- abrol
- viole
- troll
- stoll
- stole
- stol
- stohl
Sentences with remote-control
1. Noun Phrase
Turn on the component that you want to program into the remote control.
2. Noun Phrase
Use the box’s remote control to change channels to a program of your liking.
3. Noun Phrase
Turn on the device you want to program into your SV-360 Premier remote control first.
4. Noun Phrase
It also allows the user to have interactive control over the content of these discs via a remote control.
2. control
verb. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
Synonyms
- subdue
- thermostat
- conquer
- moderate
- restrain
- crucify
- stamp down
- train
- keep back
- hold back
- contain
- counteract
- keep
- abnegate
- hold
- deny
- countercheck
- throttle
- hold in
- restrict
- bound
- check
- trammel
- confine
- bate
- limit
- suppress
- catch
- inhibit
- damp
- mortify
Antonyms
- peristalsis
- anastalsis
- dormant
- inactiveness
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. control
noun. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] power to direct or determine.
Synonyms
- say-so
- authority
- potency
- power
- dominance
- corporatism
- iron fist
- authorisation
- rein
- hold
- powerfulness
Antonyms
- follower
- natural depression
- follow
- rear
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. control
noun. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another.
Antonyms
- let
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. control
noun. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc.
Synonyms
- bodily process
- activity
- motor control
- bodily function
Antonyms
- undock
- break
- irrelevance
- unpointedness
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. control
verb. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] handle and cause to function.
Synonyms
- synchronise
- drive
- submarine
- aviate
- operate
- gate
- synchronize
- pilot
- treadle
- turn
- master
- dial
- fly
- relay
- pedal
Antonyms
- unimportant
- employee
- deregulate
- obviate
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. control
noun. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment.
Synonyms
- experimentation
- standard
- criterion
- experiment
Antonyms
- permit
- inaccessibility
- unavailability
- take
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. control
noun. [‘kənˈtroʊl’] the activity of managing or exerting control over something.
Synonyms
- riot control
- guidance
- regularization
- activity
- power trip
- damage control
- taking hold
- self-control
- price-fixing
- self-discipline
- repression
- direction
- regularisation
- flight control
- restraint
- seizing
- steerage
- federalisation
- traffic control
- steering
- possession
- riot control operation
- regulating
- imperialism
- ownership
- flood control
- federalization
- self-denial
- crowd control
- regulation
- prehension
- internal control
Antonyms
- antinode
- node
- middle
- end
Etymology
- conterrolle (Middle English (1100-1500))
- contrerole (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. remote
adjective. [‘rɪˈmoʊt, riːˈmoʊt’] located far away spatially.
Synonyms
- distant
Antonyms
- short
- left
10. remote
adjective. [‘rɪˈmoʊt, riːˈmoʊt’] very unlikely.
Synonyms
- outside
Antonyms
- probable
- inside