Definition of Boom box

1. Noun. A portable stereo.

Exact synonyms: Ghetto Blaster
Generic synonyms: Stereo, Stereo System, Stereophonic System, Stereophony
Language type: Colloquialism

Definition of Boom box

1. Noun. A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boom Box

bookwork
bookworks
bookworm
bookwormish
bookworms
bookwormy
bookwright
bookwrights
booky
bool
boolean operation
bools
boom
boom and bust
boom bap
boom box
boom boxes
boom out
boom town
boom vang
boom vangs
boomage
boombox
boomboxes
boomburb
boomburbs
boomdas
boomed
boomer
boomerang

Literary usage of Boom box

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Beginning Reading Activities by Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore, Kathleen Morgan, Dora Ficklin (2002)
"A boom box Show how you like to use your boom box. Write three sentences telling how you earned enough money to buy your boom box. ..."

2. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive!by Robert White, Phyllis White by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"A boom box strapped to the leader's back urges the group along with the sounds of disco, hip-hop and dance music. Rest stops are made so everyone can catch ..."

3. Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts by Lynne M. Sullivan (2003)
"Families and young locals show up on weekends to play volleyball and listen to boom-box music, and Friar's Bay Beach Club (tr 590--83-81), at the other end ..."

4. Celebrate Life!: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol edited by Sharon Murphy (1994)
"Playing the games is your way to win either a Sony boom box, a Vivitar 35 mm Camera or a Phone-mate phone- answering machine. You are basically competing ..."

5. Gently with the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"... modern-day boom box. 1 was particularly amused by the attention to historical detail along side the up-to-date sound system. If you're trying to conduct ..."

6. Daily Paragraph Editing: Volume 5: Student Practice Book by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"... years old My dad's mom Grandma delia bought me a boombox for my birthday I never really bothered to think about music before but once I got a boom box, ..."

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