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What do you call the TV remote in your house?

217 replies

TooFirty · 14/08/2024 19:32

Just some light lols while I'm moping in bed getting over a bug..

Some people have hilarious names for the telly remote

In our house it was the Zapper or the Button Presser

My nan called it the Wobbler

In my friends house it was the Bipper

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blacksheep2014 · 14/08/2024 19:40

TooFirty · 14/08/2024 19:32

Just some light lols while I'm moping in bed getting over a bug..

Some people have hilarious names for the telly remote

In our house it was the Zapper or the Button Presser

My nan called it the Wobbler

In my friends house it was the Bipper

The 'moatkintroll' or just the troll. It did used to be called the Frankie after my grandad who would label his with paper and sellotape. We're an odd bunch.

Pikitup81 · 14/08/2024 19:40

I call it a remote now, but was known by my parents as....wait for it... the changer over-er 🤣

Livedandlearned · 14/08/2024 19:41

The 'mote.

When I was young my best friend's dad called it the Force.

SleepPerChanceToDream · 14/08/2024 19:41

The "buttons" here as well Smile

LightFull · 14/08/2024 19:42

The remote

WetBandits · 14/08/2024 19:42

The Moken! Short for Moken Troll Smile

Primefungus · 14/08/2024 19:42

Remote, thingy, or stick of power

Favouritefruits · 14/08/2024 19:43

Control sounds a bit dull compared to others

seagullstolemypie · 14/08/2024 19:44

MonsterMunched · 14/08/2024 19:34

Doofer

This! 😃

mogtheexcellent · 14/08/2024 19:44

Thingameedoodah

Mrsjayy · 14/08/2024 19:44

The buttons,

CoodleMoodle · 14/08/2024 19:44

When I was young we called it the button or buttons. DH's family called it "the gun".

Neither of us liked the other's name for it, so we just call it the remote, now.

BellaBobbins · 14/08/2024 19:45

cortex10 · 14/08/2024 19:36

Frank (Zapper)

Same!

DDad called it that when we first had a TV with a remote control and it has been Frank ever since.

old enough to remember a wired remote control

FuckThePoPo · 14/08/2024 19:45

Dobber

RenoDakota · 14/08/2024 19:45

We have 'the Sky remote' and 'the black remote'. They have different but sometimes overlapping functions 🙂

SuePreemly · 14/08/2024 19:45

blacksheep2014 · 14/08/2024 19:40

The 'moatkintroll' or just the troll. It did used to be called the Frankie after my grandad who would label his with paper and sellotape. We're an odd bunch.

We have a mokeinatroll too, courtesy of child No1

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 14/08/2024 19:46

The blibber!

Takoneko · 14/08/2024 19:47

The bipper.

MotherOfCatBoy · 14/08/2024 19:50

Oofer doofer

rosiethenn · 14/08/2024 19:51

My husband, who had a very strange upbringing called the remote "the TV box" wtf

Sethera · 14/08/2024 19:51

The remote, or 'TV remote' if there is any possibility of confusion with the remote for the DVD player, sound-bar or hi-fi.

Sorry for boring answer.

BaubleDelight · 14/08/2024 19:52

The flicky over thing😂

Pallisers · 14/08/2024 19:52

The flicky

PandaPopsxxx72 · 14/08/2024 19:53

We call ours Lawrence.
🤣🤣🤣
Really random, I know, and the corner lamp is called Slim Shady.

itsgettingweird · 14/08/2024 19:53

Usually it's "pass me the thing"

Both ds and I know what we mean as if we aren't watching tv together the other isn't generally there to ask 😂

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