boom box

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a large, powerful portable radio and often cassette or CD player.

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Etymology

Origin of boom box

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Swift said that podcast clip, which went viral, felt almost like "he was standing outside of my apartment, holding a boom box saying, 'I want to go on a date with you'".

From BBC

She said the clip, which went viral, felt almost like "he was standing outside of my apartment, holding a boom box saying, 'I want to go on a date with you'".

From BBC

A Dead Kennedys song plays on a radio boom box, as a bell rings a brief warning each time a cylinder turns.

From Los Angeles Times

I stuck in another CD, this time from Gran’s personal stack by the boom box.

From Literature

Watching him come out on a bare stage with a boom box and say, "I've got a tape I want to play," or ask, "Does anybody have any questions?" is charming.

From Salon