boom box
Shoulder-carried stereo
A boom box is a large portable radio with cassette or CD player and powerful speakers, designed to be carried and played loudly in public spaces.
The term evokes 1980s urban culture, when people carried them on shoulders blasting music.
Though the technology is dated, boom box still describes any chunky portable sound system: He showed up at the beach with an old-school boom box.
Two-channel audio system
- speakersAudio output devices
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- equalizerWhat evens things out
- cassette deckDevice for playing tapes
radio · AM/FM · dubbing · recording · playback · antenna · headphone jack · aux input
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- ghettoblasterLarge portable stereo system
vinyl · disco · funk · MTV · neon · VHS · aerobics · Run-DMC
Acrobatic street-style movement
- b-boyMale street dancer
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
- cypherEncoded communication method
freestyle · beatbox · crew · old-school · ghettoblaster · street · urban · cardboard
stereo
Two-channel audio system
- speakersAudio output devices
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- equalizerWhat evens things out
cassette deck · radio · AM/FM · dubbing · recording · playback · antenna · headphone jack · aux input · sound system
1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
ghettoblaster · vinyl · disco · funk · MTV · neon · VHS · aerobics · Run-DMC · LL Cool J
breakdance
Acrobatic street-style movement
- b-boyMale street dancer
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- block partyNeighborhood outdoor celebration
cypher · freestyle · beatbox · crew · old-school · ghettoblaster · street · urban · cardboard · uprocking
shoulder
Upper arm joint
- battery-poweredEnergized by cells
- carryMove while supporting
- outdoorsIn open air
beach · picnic · park · street corner · stoop · sidewalk · handle · cruising · hangout · gathering
blaring
Harshly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- bassDeep pitch or fish
treble · decibels · earsplitting · rumble · thump · vibration · rattle · shake · neighbors · complaints
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- 80s NostalgiaCabbage Patch Kids, Care Bears, G.I. Joe, He-Man, Masters of the Universe
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
- retro electronics8-track, 8-track player, answering machine, Atari, Betamax
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
- tape playerscassette deck, cassette player, tape deck, Walkman, Sony Walkman
boom boxheadphones
Wearable speakers for ears
earbuds · earphones · in-ear monitors · personal stereo · Walkman