Definition of "rabbit ears" [rabbit ears]

• Informal An indoor television antenna consisting of two usually adjustable rods connected to a base and swiveling apart at a V-shaped angle. (noun-plural)

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• "Then they did their normal good-night signal, two rabbit ears that waved up and down, and then the light went out."