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
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
I was tying my Nikes extra tight on the basketball court, when Duncan planted has boom box at the end of the bench.
From Salon • May 14, 2023
The Black Ferns, who carry a boom box so that music follows them wherever they go, have spoken about enjoying the occasion of a sold-out home World Cup final.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022
A boom box played mellow indie rock as they all sat around their campfire eating and talking and laughing.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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