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Discman

British  
/ ˈdɪskmən /

noun

  1. a small portable CD player with light headphones

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I traveled with my books of CDs and my Discman well into the era when Transportation Security Administration agents would look at them with curiosity and suspicion.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Anyone who can correctly identify a Discman might feel 100 years old when they learn the daughter of Seattle rock royalty Chris Cornell and Susan Silver is now making her way in the local scene.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

I initially scoffed at the early iPods in favor of my Discman.

From The Verge • May 14, 2022

The characters and dialogue aren’t worth more than a used Discman.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

Their university escort was sitting, eyes closed, listening to her Discman, waiting for the boys to board so she could go home.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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