squeezebox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of squeezebox
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The dynamic singer delivered every lyric with his whole body as he frenetically tapped the buttons of his brightly colored accordion, doing his best to make the squeezebox sound like an electric guitar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
My own childhood in the New York suburbs was marked by the old-time folksy squeezebox singalongs of “You Are My Sunshine” and “Oh, Susanna!”
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Sidorova started playing the instrument at the age of six, after discovering a small squeezebox in her grandmother's attic, and went on to study accordion at London's Royal Academy of Music.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
In 2006, she recalled a performance at a New York venue when one band member took a sledgehammer to a squeezebox.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2021
His father played the accordion at home, but for years the younger Mr. Dural refused to play the squeezebox because he considered it old-fashioned.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2016
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