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beatbox

beat·box
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet-boks]
    • /ˈbitˌbɒks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet-boks]
    • /ˈbitˌbɒks/

Definitions of beatbox word

  • noun beatbox a drum machine 3
  • noun beatbox drum machine. 1
  • noun beatbox Slang. boom box. 1
  • verb without object beatbox to simulate the sounds and rhythms of percussion instruments or a drum machine by using the mouth and voice: Have you ever heard someone beatbox like that? 1
  • noun beatbox A drum machine. 1
  • noun beatbox (music) A type of electronic percussion device. 0

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Origin of beatbox

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1975-80; beat + box1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Beatbox

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

beatbox popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

beatbox usage trend in Literature

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