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ghetto blaster

noun

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *blēstuz✻ — “blowing, blast”
  2. inherited from *blāstu✻
  3. inherited from blǣst — “blowing, blast”
  4. inherited from blast
  5. suffixed as blaster — “blast + er”
  6. compounded as ghetto blaster — “ghetto + blaster”

Definitions

  1. A portable stereo system capable of playing music (from several sources) at a relatively…

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

    • We got tired of him carrying his ghetto blaster down our street every day.
    • “Mr. Johnson, in future I’d like you to leave your ghetto blaster at home, please.” She cast a withering look at the giant radio.
    • Amid the noise of air horns, wolf whistles, and ghetto blasters shouting out old calypso tunes.

  2. A car stereo used in a similar way (loudly and, often, rudely)

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

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA