ghetto blaster


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(ghetto) blaster

and (ghetto) box (ˈgɛdo blæstɚ and ˈgɛdo bɑks)
n. a huge portable stereo, often carried on the shoulder. (Associated with blacks.) Hey, turn down that ghetto blaster in here!
See also: blaster, ghetto
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Just as Dennis was about to hug Sheree he walked around her to first shut off the blaring ghetto blaster in the corner.
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Anyway, it appears Mowdiwarp likes the sun, if not the folk it attracts: "Nice to see a bit of summer, but of course as soon as the sun appears so do the imbeciles with their cans of lager, screaming unsupervised kids, throwing a 'party' in their back garden complete with mobile disco and, in our case, as the ghetto blaster wasn't considered loud enough, they parked their cars outside the gate, opened the car doors and turned the car stereo up as well
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He threw her down the stairs and she crashed into the front door, before throwing a ghetto blaster at her.
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It had no radio or clock, so I used to have an old watch taped to the steering column and a ghetto blaster in the seat next to me.
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Tucked behind a single fence and some beer, a ghetto blaster lets us know how much Lee Ving loves living in the city, and an empty pool reassures us to do what we do.
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Molly's playing the mandolin and we've got an 80s ghetto blaster to play beatboxing in the background.
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