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headphones

British  
/ ˈhɛdˌfəʊnz /

plural noun

  1. Informal name: cans. an electrical device consisting of two earphones held in position by a flexible metallic strap passing over the head

"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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An eyewitness described seeing him wearing headphones and "pacing around" near the enclosure before he went in and was attacked.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A furious Quinn spiked his fancy headphones into the mud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Zvika Manes told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that he and other passengers tied the attacker up "with his own zip ties and with the multimedia headphones".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Online ads show it in a headband and sweatsuit as a workout helper, or wearing headphones while shopping online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Trey, headphones still on, stares, red-faced, at the floor.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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