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Ghetto blaster

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A portable stereo system capable of playing music (from several sources) at a relatively high volume; a boom box. slang

    "We got tired of him carrying his ghetto blaster down our street every day."

  2. 2
    a portable stereo wordnet
  3. 3
    A car stereo used in a similar way (loudly and, often, rudely); the hooptie in which it is mounted. broadly

    "We got tired of him driving his ghetto blaster down our street every day."

Etymology

From ghetto + blaster. First use appears c. 1980. See cite below.

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