squeezebox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of squeezebox
Example Sentences
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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
He joked that when he sang he felt like a "squeezebox with all the air squeezed out".
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2022
He scrimped together his first wages to buy the small squeezebox he packed when he immigrated — alone — to the United States at the age of 15.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
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
The captain of the Prometheus is Idris Elba, who smokes cigarillos and owns an ancient squeezebox and a bewildering accent.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2012
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