Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
ghetto blaster — n. [from their popularity with negro inner city (ghetto) youth] A portable casette or compact disk player, usually having an integrated radio receiver. It typically has two (stereophonic) speakers, and can be adjusted to play at a high sound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ghetto-blaster — ghetto blasters N COUNT A ghetto blaster is a large portable radio and cassette player with built in speakers, especially one that is played loudly in public by young people. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] (in AM, use boom box) … English dictionary
ghetto blaster — ghetto .blaster n informal a large radio and ↑tape recorder that can be carried around, and is often played very loudly in public places. This word is sometimes considered offensive in American English American Equivalent: boom box … Dictionary of contemporary English
ghetto blaster — ► NOUN informal ▪ a large portable radio and cassette or CD player … English terms dictionary
ghetto blaster — ☆ ghetto blaster n. Slang a large, powerful, portable radio and tape player: so called because of its popularity in inner city ghettos: a mildly offensive term … English World dictionary
Ghetto-blaster — Le Ghetto Blaster est un lecteur de musique des années 70 80, connu pour sa taille démesurée et pour sa puissance de son conséquente. To blast signifiant rugir , exploser , foudroyer , le Ghetto Blaster a en effet vocation à émettre avec… … Wikipédia en Français
ghetto blaster — UK [ˈɡetəʊ ˌblɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈɡetoʊ ˌblæstər] noun [countable] Word forms ghetto blaster : singular ghetto blaster plural ghetto blasters informal a radio or other piece of sound equipment that is large enough to play music very loudly, but… … English dictionary
ghetto blaster — noun a portable stereo • Syn: ↑boom box • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑stereo, ↑stereophony, ↑stereo system, ↑stereophonic system … Useful english dictionary
Ghetto Blaster — Infobox VG| title = Ghetto Blaster caption = In game screenshot developer = Tony Gibson, Mark Harrison publisher = Virgin Games designer = Tony Gibson, Mark Harrison engine = released = 1985 genre = Arcade modes = ratings = platforms = C64 media … Wikipedia
ghetto-blaster — /ˈgɛtoʊ blastə / (say getoh blahstuh) noun a large, powerful, portable stereo radio cassette or CD player. Also, ghetto blaster. {from their use originally by US street rap dancers, the black ghetto of New York seen as the environment of street… …
