ghetto blaster

See also: ghettoblaster

English

A man holding a ghetto blaster in 1985

Alternative forms

• ghettoblaster

Etymology

From ghetto +‎ blaster. First use appears c. 1980. See cite below.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

ghetto blaster (plural ghetto blasters)

1. (slang) A portable stereo system capable of playing music (from several sources) at a relatively high volume; a boom box.
   • 1980 May, Fleischer, Leonore, Fame: A Novel‎^[1], page 63:

     “Mr. Johnson, in future I’d like you to leave your ghetto blaster at home, please.” She cast a withering look at the giant radio.

   • 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 158:

     Amid the noise of air horns, wolf whistles, and ghetto blasters shouting out old calypso tunes.

Translations

powerful portable stereo system — see boom box

Further reading

• ghetto blaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia