ghetto blaster
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See also: ghettoblaster
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ghetto + blaster. First use appears c. 1980. See cite below.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]ghetto blaster (plural ghetto blasters)
- (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
[edit]powerful portable stereo system — see boom box
Further reading
[edit]ghetto blaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia