jukebox
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selectionsA coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
» Tom put some money in the jukebox.
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3 sensesA coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
Musikautomat, Musikbox, Jukebox
проигрыватель-автоматproigryvatelʹ-avtomat, музыка́льный автома́тmuzykálʹnyj avtomát
(broadly)A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.
- a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
Examples
8 sentencesTom put some money in the jukebox.
Tom is sitting next to the jukebox.
There used to be a jukebox over there.
There was a country song playing on the jukebox.
Tom and Mary are sitting at a table over near the jukebox.
Translations
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Origin
First use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocationaFirst use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.
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Forms
plural: jukeboxesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin:nickelodeon