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I was probably like 13 years old, 14. And I used to walk home doing the beatbox from school. That's how I created it. There was no walkmans back then, no iPods, no CDs. There was just me. Back then there was the boom box.
Doug E. Fresh

Meaning of "boom box" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOM BOX

boom box  [buːm bɒks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOM BOX

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determiner
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Boom box is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOOM BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boom box

Boombox

Boombox is a common term for a portable cassette or CD player with two or more loudspeakers and a carrying handle. Other commonly used terms are ghetto blaster, jambox, boomblaster, Brixton briefcase, and radio-cassette. A boombox is a device typically capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music. A depiction of a break dancer with a boom box Many models are also capable of recording onto cassette tapes from radio and other sources. Designed for portability, boomboxes can be powered by batteries as well as by line current. The boombox was introduced to the American market during the mid-1970s. The desire for louder and heavier bass led to bigger and heavier boxes; by the 1980s, some boomboxes had reached the size of a suitcase. Most boomboxes were battery-operated, leading to extremely heavy, bulky boxes.

Definition of boom box in the English dictionary

The definition of boom box in the dictionary is large portable radio and CD player, especially.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOOM BOX


beatbox
ˈbiːtˌbɒks
box
bɒks
brainbox
ˈbreɪnˌbɒks
cashbox
ˈkæʃˌbɒks
chatterbox
ˈtʃætəˌbɒks
gearbox
ˈɡɪəˌbɒks
hotbox
ˈhɒtˌbɒks
inbox
ˈɪnˌbɒks
jukebox
ˈdʒuːkˌbɒks
lunchbox
ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks
mailbox
ˈmeɪlˌbɒks
matchbox
ˈmætʃˌbɒks
outbox
ˈaʊtˌbɒks
pillar-box
ˈpɪlə bɒks
sandbox
ˈsændˌbɒks
skybox
ˈskɑɪˌbɒks
soapbox
ˈsəʊpˌbɒks
toolbox
ˈtuːlbɒks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOM BOX

bools
boom
boom and bust
boom baby
boom operator
boom time
boom town
boom-bust
boomburb
boomer
boomerang
boomerang kid
booming
boomingly
boomkin
boomlet
boomslang
boomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOM BOX

apple box
black box
blue box
collection box
dialog box
fuse box
glory box
glove box
light box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
PO box
set-top box
steam box
suggestion box
telephone box
the box
think outside the box
tool box

Synonyms and antonyms of boom box in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «boom box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOM BOX

Find out the translation of boom box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boom box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boom box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

BOOM BOX
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equipo de sonido
570 millions of speakers

English

boom box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बूम बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ازدهار مربع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бумбокс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boom box
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গম্ভীর গর্জন বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boom box
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boom box
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Boom-Box
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラジカセ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

붐 박스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak boom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp bùng nổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூம் பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घुमणारा आवाज बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bom kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boom box
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boom box
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бумбокс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boom box
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουτί έκρηξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boom box
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boom box
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boom box
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boom box

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2 QUOTES WITH «BOOM BOX»

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1
Doug E. Fresh
I was probably like 13 years old, 14. And I used to walk home doing the beatbox from school. That's how I created it. There was no walkmans back then, no iPods, no CDs. There was just me. Back then there was the boom box.
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Michael Rapaport
I had a boom box, but I didn't go too far with it because I had a really, really big one. It was like the size of a suitcase, and I was just a little kid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOM BOX»

Discover the use of boom box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boom box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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100 Amazing Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects
Boom-Box. Tube. Edison's Reproducer ... glue • 5 cups (1,200 ml) of plastic-foam beads • Measuring cup (1 cup = 240 ml) • 2 pieces of plywood for trestles 6x8 inches (15 x 20 cm) • Boom box radio or tape player with microphone attachment  ...
‎2005
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Plays from the Boom Box Galaxy: Anthology for the Hip Hop ...
An anthology of theater created by and for the Hip Hop generation.
Kim Euell, Robert Alexander, 2009
3
Burst of Breath: Indigenous Ritual Wind Instruments in ...
A boom box is a signal of engagement on several levels and thus is a rather special representation of the way in which Waiwai ideals can remain viable while shifting symbolisms to other objects—or indeed-the objects of others. The use of the ...
John G. Neihardt, Jonathan David Hill, Jean-Pierre Chaumeil, 2011
4
Virtual Music: How the Web Got Wired for Sound
actual splicing of tape and the draping ofit around mic stands “like the cables of suspension bridges” to produce the tape loops he preferred to use in his music.5 But the discovery of the boom box cassette recorder changed all that for him.
William Duckworth, 2013
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PC Mag
__Iimeior:the..lrl'tern.eft Boom Box And the device should have decent speakers. The _? __7 . . - . MORE ON THEWEB: You can contact Bill Howard directly l ternet Micro HiI-"i System ($280 street). It streams ' WMLSIIB ($150 street), which  ...
6
Kasey
Now, back at his motel room, a laptop computer plugged into what looked like a boom box, the kind the kids all used to carry around. Now I guess they use headsets to hear their music, thought Caylor. Only this particular boom box had a price ...
Joseph Schofield
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South by Southwest
His taste in music, according to him, is more refined and knowledgeable compared to most. Especially to the three of us, he feels. For most gatherings, such as our poker party, Karl brought his tape deck, commonly referred to as a boom box.
David G. Urban, 2006
8
On My Way to Heaven
Before I went to bed I looked out the balcony window. I don't know why. Maybe I was looking to see if he was in the parking lot. As I looked out the window something caught my eye, it was a boom box behind the black chair that was in front of ...
Michele E. Davis, 2009
9
Ms. Boom Boom
Ms. Boom Boom is a story about a wacky substitute teacher with a magical boom box. She enjoys taking children on enchanted adventures with her boom box. But when she is assigned to a classroom full of kids planning on playing pranks on ...
Sasha Foster, 2010
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The Prophesied:
Solve boom box mystery 4. Make a pie 5. Eat dinner at an Italian restaurant 6. Ambush Ferin with a snowball fight 7. Sleepover in the throne room One thing was for sure – mom had a crazy idea up her sleeve . It was a day full of mixed- weather ...
Kathryn Friesen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOM BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boom box is used in the context of the following news items.
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Willimantic holds annual Boom Box Parade
By now, many are familiar with the story of the Willimantic Boom Box Parade. In 1986, when the town couldn't find an available marching band ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
Maker movement coming to local schools
Deconstructing a waffle iron, electric razor, '90s-era boom box, plastic toddler toy and a computer keyboard with all available tools seemed to ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Willimantic police handle busy July 4 weekend
The press release added, the city's 30th Boom Box Parade took place without any incident and no arrests were made. Police were assigned to ... «Norwich Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
Sound Off: The Movie
They are wearing saggy pants and blaring that awful rap music from a boom box. “Why aren't you kids at school?” she asks them. The tall one ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Those Stupid Private Race Wars
A cadre from MHP had formed a circle and was dancing to a Roma melody blasting from a boom box. The dance, called a khoro, is native to the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
6
Matt Gillett's motoring origins
I was a bit young when I got it so it had a boom box with two 12-inch subs as part of what I thought was a pretty awesome sound system. I sold it ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
7
Luciano: Hitting rewind on old music cassettes
Every time I think of dumping my music cassettes, I see a story like this: “Dust off the boom box: cassettes are having a comeback.”. «Peoria Journal Star, Jul 15»
8
Independence's day: Buchanan Co. city holds its 155th annual …
Rubber ducks lined the gunwale, and a boom box blasted out pirate songs. “She told me she wanted to be a pirate today, so she sailed in on ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
9
Klee: On Independence Day, an ode to the anthem
... submitted on VHS tapes, others on YouTube channels, still others on cassettes popped into an old-school boom box in a Coors Field office. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Connecticut town's Boom Box Parade celebrates its 30th year
In this July 4, 2014 photo, members of the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Norwich entertain the wet spectators at the WILI Boom Box Parade ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»

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