dodgy box

[ doj-ee boks ]

noun

, British

1. an electronic device that connects to a television and gives illegal access to digital broadcasts and streamed programs that would otherwise require a subscription:

   Police are not pursuing customers who purchased dodgy boxes to get cable TV at a fraction of the prices charged by legitimate companies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dodgy box¹

First recorded in 2005–10; alteration of Digibox ( def ) based on dodgy ( def ), after the risky nature of using this illegal technology

Example Sentences

Dodgy box I reckon or is it new paper?

From BBC

Dodgy box I reckon or is it new paper?

From BBC

To those, in particular, who highlight the dodgy box kicks by Care which led to England conceding tries against Australia and Italy, O'Shea has a strong counterargument.

From The Guardian

Both at the Donmar and at the Sheffield Crucible before that he has demolished the myth that European drama generally makes for dodgy box office.

From The Guardian