BOOM BOX


Meaning of BOOM BOX in English

noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) (Music) In US slang, the same thing as a ghetto blaster. Etymology: Formed by compounding: a box which booms. History and Usage: For history, see ghetto blaster. How about a law against playing 'boom boxes' in public places? Washington Post 26 June 1985, section C, p. 10

English colloquial dictionary, new words.      Английский разговорный словарь - новые слова.