ghetto box

ghetto box

slang A boombox; a large portable radio. Back in the 80s, the embodiment of the New York hip hop scene was the image of someone walking down the street with a ghetto box on their shoulder. There are so many kids in the neighborhood with ghetto boxes that I can barely hear myself think! When I was growing up, you could always count on somebody coming to the block party with a ghetto box and some great tunes.

See also: box, ghetto

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ghetto box

verb

See ghetto blaster

See also: box, ghetto

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