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MTV
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mtv
English
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Etymology
Originally an en music television 1, incorporating the earlier abbreviation en TV for en television.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-MTV.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q43359 en TV A television channel that originally showed mostly music videos but now shows a wide variety of content.
en 1985 Money for Nothing w:Sting; w:Mark Knopfler Brothers in Arms Dire Straits I want my, I want my MTV / Now look at them yo-yo's, that's the way you do it / You play the guitar on the MTV / That ain't workin', that's the way you do it / Money for nothin', and chicks for free
en 1990 w:George Michael w:Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Freedom! ’90 We won the race, got out of the place / Went back home, got a brand new face for the boys on MTV
en 2002 Without Me (Eminem song) Without Me w:Eminem So the FCC won't let me be / Or let me be me, so let me see / They tried to shut me down on MTV
en Elizabeth Wagmeister Jay-Z says inconsistencies in rape accuser’s story proves her attorney was looking for ‘money and fame’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/entertainment/jay-z-lawsuit-response 2024-12-14 In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20260106204323/https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/entertainment/jay-z-lawsuit-response 6 January 2026
Synonyms
en Empty-Vee nickname
Derived terms
en KTV
en MTV generation
Translations
television channel
French: fr MTV f
German: de MTV f
Italian: it MTV f
Spanish: es MTV f
Xibe: sjo ᠠᡞᠮ ᡨᡞ ᠸᡝᡞ aim ti wei
Further reading
Anagrams
en mtv MVT mvt
en pseudo-acronyms
Vietnamese
Adjective
vi một thành viên single-member
vi công ty TNHH MTV single-member limited liability company
vi 3-letter abbreviations