Definitions for boombox
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1. Boombox

   A boombox is a transistorized portable music player featuring one or two cassette tape recorder/players and AM/FM radio, generally with a carrying handle. Beginning in the mid 1980s, a CD player was often included. Sound is delivered through an amplifier and two or more integrated loudspeakers. A boombox is a device typically capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music (usually cassettes or CDs usually at a high volume). Many models are also capable of recording onto cassette tapes from radio and other sources. In the 1990s, some boomboxes were available with minidisc recorders and players. Designed for portability, boomboxes can be powered by batteries as well as by line current. The boombox was introduced to the American market during the late 1970s. The desire for louder and heavier bass led to bigger and heavier boxes; by the 1980s, some boomboxes had reached the size of a suitcase. Some larger boomboxes even contained vertically mounted record turntables. Most boomboxes were battery-operated, leading to extremely heavy, bulky boxes.The boombox quickly became associated with urban society in the United States, particularly African American and Hispanic youth. The wide use of boomboxes in urban communities led to the boombox being coined a "ghetto blaster". Some cities petitioned for the banning of boomboxes from public places, and over time, they became less acceptable on city streets. The boombox became closely linked to American hip hop culture and was instrumental in the rise of hip hop music.

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1. Boombox

   Boombox is a common word for a portable cassette or CD player with two or more loudspeaker. Other terms known are ghetto blaster, jambox, boomblaster, Brixton briefcase or radio-cassette. It is a device capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music, usually at relatively high volume. Many models are also capable of recording from radio and other sources. Designed for portability, most boomboxes can be powered by batteries, as well as by line current.

How to pronounce boombox?

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How to say boombox in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of boombox in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of boombox in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of boombox in a Sentence

1. Cameron Crowe:

   We had a hard time with the boombox, we tried it a couple different ways. ... We finished the last shot of the last day of' Say Anything,'( with) a little light in the sky left. The light is disappearing, the shot's moving in on( John McClane) Cusack, and I see it. I see it through the camera : The anger, the resentment, the love, the pain, the glory, the adolescence. All of it was there in his face. We got lucky.

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