# idiot board

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A board held off camera during a live television broadcast to prompt the presenter.

## Etymology
Implying that reading from a board, rather than thinking up things to say, does not require much intelligence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/idiot-board