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boom box

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boom box
n. Informal
A portable audio system, usually consisting of a radio and a cassette or CD player, with speakers capable of producing loud sound.
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Noun1.boom box - a portable stereoboom box - a portable stereo                    
stereo, stereo system, stereophonic system, stereophony - reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech


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Back in the 80s, the only way you could listen to music on the move was by using a personal cassette player such as a Walkman or by carrying around a bulky boom box.
Though doubtful about the behavior of the nanny with my child even I decided that I would get a Sponge Bob Boom Box and keep it in my house so that I could record all the events of the day in it and take a harsh action against the nanny if I find her blameworthy.
The boom box blasts "Jump Jump Jump baby," the latest hit of the Burning Flames.
 
 
 
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