Nickelodeon

//ˌnɪk.əˈloʊ.di.n̩// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915. historical
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Nickelodeon. alt-of
  3. 3
    a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin wordnet
  4. 4
    A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers.
  5. 5
    An American jukebox operated by nickels.

Synonyms

All synonyms
jukeboxaudio sound systemaudiophilebinaural systembitch boxbullhorn

Etymology

From nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon.

Related phrases

coin operatedplayer piano

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