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ghetto blaster

/ˈɡɛtəʊ ˌblɑːstə/

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/ˈɡɛtəʊ ˌblɑːstə/B1slangobsolete
  • ruБольшая портативная стереосистема со встроенными динамиками, обычно используемая для громкого воспроизведения музыки на улице. Этот термин был особенно популярен в 1980-х и 1990-х годах и сейчас считается устаревшим.

A large, portable stereo system with built-in speakers, typically used to play loud music outdoors. This term was especially popular in the 1980s and 1990s and is now considered dated.

  1. B2informal

    A large, portable stereo system, typically with a handle and powerful speakers, popular in the 1980s and 1990s for playing music loudly in public.

    ruПортативная стереосистема

    • He carried his ghetto blaster to the park and played hip-hop.
    • The teenagers danced to the music from their ghetto blaster.
    • Ghetto blasters were a symbol of urban street culture.