boom box
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boom box
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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He’s going to come to set with a boom box and blast, like, Phil Collins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
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 • Aug. 13, 2025
Passersby walked on as a boom box tied to the car’s roof repeatedly blared the words “The Ixil people do remember” and played the judge’s genocide verdict.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023
Everybody ran over toward the boom box, demanding a rewind.
From Salon • May 14, 2023
He hoisted himself onto the payload of the school district’s flatbed truck and stopped the tape on the boom box, which was playing “Here Comes the Sun.”
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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