JUKEBOX

jukebox, nickelodeon

(noun) a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

jukebox (plural jukeboxes)

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

(computing) An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.

(computing, by extension) A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.

Verb

jukebox (third-person singular simple present jukeboxes, present participle jukeboxing, simple past and past participle jukeboxed)

To play and listen to music from a jukebox.

(transitive) To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox

(by extension) To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.

To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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