personal stereo

British

noun

a very small audio cassette player designed to be worn attached to a belt and used with lightweight headphones

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I have a personal stereo that moulds to the ears.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2011

Though Mr. Kihara was widely known as “Mr. Walkman,” another engineer actually created the world’s first commercial personal stereo system.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2011

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