ghetto blaster
(slang) A portable stereo system capable of playing music (from several sources) at a relatively high volume; a boom box.
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Born ~1980 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
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(slang) A portable stereo system capable of playing music (from several sources) at a relatively high volume; a boom box.
“And once all that is done, ya grab ya 'ghetto blaster' twin-cassette deck with high-speed dubbing and start making copies to sell in the school yard ...”
We got tired of him carrying his ghetto blaster down our street every day.
“And once all that is done, ya grab ya 'ghetto blaster' twin-cassette deck with high-speed dubbing and start making copies to sell in the school yard ...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(by extension) A car stereo used in a similar way (loudly and, often, rudely); the hooptie in which it is mounted.
Amid the noise of air horns, wolf whistles, and ghetto blasters shouting out old calypso tunes.
“You buy a ghetto blaster and walk around blasting the Miami vice theme song”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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