boombox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbum.bɑks/ (US)
- /ˈbuːm.bɒks/ (UK)
Meanings
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A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.
Bluebeat and ska from a boombox on the pavement. A suedehead dancing a delirious, inebriated moonstomp with a girl who looked like a solicitor's apprentice.
2013, Joseph O'Connor, Where Have You Been?, page 271:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boom box | alternative | lexicographic | |
| boomboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (32)
th บูมบอกซ์ (portable audio system) · es radiograbador (portable audio system) · pl radiomagnetofon (portable audio system) · ja ラジカセ (portable audio system) · id boombox (portable audio system) · kk магнитола (portable audio system) · hu hordozható magnó/hifi (sztereó) (portable audio system) · fr ghettoblaster (portable audio system) · es radiograbadora (portable audio system) · es boombox (búmboks) (portable audio system) · fi boombox-soitin (portable audio system) · fr boombox (portable audio system) · cmn 揚聲器 /扬声器 (portable audio system) · pl boombox (portable audio system) · fi mankka (portable audio system) · fr radiocassette (portable audio system) · uk бумбо́кс (portable audio system) · sv bergsprängare (portable audio system) · cmn 音箱 (portable audio system) · es radiorreceptor portátil (portable audio system) · es radiocasete (portable audio system) · ja ラジオカセットレコーダー (portable audio system) · eu irrati-kasete (portable audio system) · ru бумбо́кс (portable audio system) · cmn 音響 /音响 (portable audio system) · nl gettoblaster (portable audio system) · es loro (portable audio system) · ja ブーム・ボックス (portable audio system) · es radiocasetera (portable audio system) · cs party reproduktor (portable audio system) · cs radiomagnetofon (portable audio system) · de Ghettoblaster (portable audio system)