squeezebox

[skweez-boks]

noun

Informal.

1. a concertina or accordion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of squeezebox¹

First recorded in 1905–10; squeeze + box ¹

Example Sentences

Jiménez’s mastery of the squeezebox, his fingers speeding up and down the rows of button notes for each solo like a reporter on deadline, is as complex and gripping as any Clapton or Prince guitar showcase.

From Los Angeles Times

He joked that when he sang he felt like a "squeezebox with all the air squeezed out".

From BBC

Somehow, though, Al finds a way to believe in himself, finding inspiration in the mundane — bologna sandwiches, rocky road ice cream — to rise from being a secret whiz at the devil's squeezebox to becoming one of the most successful rock stars of our time.

From Salon

His father, a stern man who works at a dangerous factory that creates… something, calls musical parodies “evil” and Al’s instrument of choice “the devil’s squeezebox.”

From The Verge

It’s less true that Yankovic’s father abhorred the instrument as “the devil’s squeezebox” and violently pummeled the salesman.

From Seattle Times