boom box

noun

: a usually large portable stereophonic radio and tape or CD player

Examples of boom box in a Sentence

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Simon Hill Take Your Tunes Anywhere With Our Fave Bluetooth Speakers These are our favorite portable speakers of all shapes and sizes, from clip-ons to a massive boom box. Nena Farrell, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025 McNeese State senior Amir Khan, however, has gone viral for leading the team’s tunnel walkouts, with a boom box, before games. Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 John Cusack standing outside his love interest's window holding a boom box over his head. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 In the kitchen, things are slowing down; workers mop the floor as a boom box blasts the Grateful Dead. Alana Semuels/waitsfield, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boom box

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boom box was in 1981

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“Boom box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boom%20box. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

boom box

noun
: a large portable radio and often tape deck or CD player with two attached speakers
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