jukebox
Meanings
noun
- A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
- 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.
- Ellipsis of jukebox musical.
verb
- To play and listen to music from a jukebox.
- To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox
- To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.
- To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.
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Etymology
1939, 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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