squeezebox

colloquial A musical instrument consisting of two hard ends connected by a bellows that one alternates between pulling and squeezing the so that the bellows draws in and then expels air, which passes over a vibrating to create the desired sound. Usually refers specifically to an accordion or concertina. Most kids his age want to play the drums or electric guitar, but he has always had a fascination with the squeezebox, of all things. My granddad could liven up any room just by picking up his squeezebox and playing some jaunty tune.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(squeeze-)box

n. an accordion. (see also groan box.) My brother plays the squeeze-box—not very well, but who can tell? The band consisted of drums, clarinet, and a box. A real winner.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

squeeze-box
like, you know
gotcha
playa
nome
Nome sane?
Nome sayin'?
like there ain't no tomorrow
Run that by one more time
Crown Vic

References in periodicals archive

Hardware peripherals maker Logitech (SIX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI) announced on Tuesday the introduction of the MOG music service for its line of Logitech Squeezebox players in the USA.

Logitech introduces MOG music service for Squeezebox players

SqueezeBox, a weekly '90s rock 'n' roll party at Don Hill's in Tribeca, purported to welcome everyone who didn't have a problem with anyone else.

SqueezeBox!

Squeezebox uses the Genome Project filter in combination with a receiver to create playlists of preferred artists and types of music that you play through your home music system.

The music genome project

Slim Devices, Inc., makers of the affordable Squeezebox wireless streaming audio players, and Ruckus Wireless, Inc., pioneers of "smart Wi-Fi" technology, have announced a marketing partnership under which the companies will offer the first in-home wireless digital music system that effectively eliminates audio artifacts, extends the range and ensures the highest reliability of digital music distribution within the home.

SYSTEM SOLVES PROBLEMS WITH DIGITAL MUSIC OVER WIFI

The famous late-'90s rock and roll drag party Squeezebox, where Hedwig first took off, springs immediately to mind, as does a raucous, exhibitionist-heavy shindig called Foxy at the seedy East Village bar the Cock, which Bond was associated with.

The return of free love: queer auteur John Cameron Mitchell's new film Shortbus depicts graphic sex, but it's not porn--it's a political manifesto

But will his mother perform the family's signature tune, "Squeezebox"?

Squeezebox

The author has watched shamans in India use squeezebox drums -- instruments that combine heavy percussion with a constandy changing pitch -- to attempt exorcisms and to induce oracular trances.

Morality of music: Because music primarily communicates emotions, its morality may be judged according to whether the feelings conveyed are positive and noble or negative and base. (Cover Story: Music)

Later he embraced another dancer wearing a toy squeezebox on her back, and they slowly two-stepped around the periphery, playing each other's instruments--or were they toying with each other?

Colorado Dance Festival, Boulder Theater and Charlotte York Irey Theater, Boulder, Colorado, July 5-August 1, 1998

Two leathery old men started to make a tour of the establishment, with fiddle and squeezebox, and would take up a tune in return for a few schillings.

Blue on the Danube

Other tales of Quebecoises, Black Cajuns, Chicago Poles, two generations of white Montanans, and the son of Norwegians from Old Glory, Minnesota punctuate the story of the green squeezebox.

Accordion Crimes

Their Squeezebox SX200 juice extraction press produces full-bodied sediment-free fruit and vegetable juices ready for bottling, we are assured.

Squeezebox juice extractors from Tickhill

Visitors hear an echo of the chanteymen's squeezebox tunes and their descant of timber creaks and slap of rigging on spar, the ring of an anvil, ships' bells tolling the hour, and the territorial mew of a gull on a yardarm.

Mystic: a whale of a time

My mam plays piano and my dad had a buskers' armoury (guitar, harmonica, squeezebox).

THE GENTLE GOOD

Woodhull holds her squeezebox in one hand and a pizza prop in the other.

Music, Mice, and Moose!

Led by three of the Midlands' most experienced Blues musicians, Oliver Carpenter and Chris Lomas, and featuring top piano and squeezebox player Phil Bond, Mumbo-Jumbo produce a sound all of their own.

Hot tickets; Here's James Rodger's guide to the unmissable events coming up in Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond

词组	squeezebox
释义	squeezebox squeezebox colloquial A musical instrument consisting of two hard ends connected by a bellows that one alternates between pulling and squeezing the so that the bellows draws in and then expels air, which passes over a vibrating to create the desired sound. Usually refers specifically to an accordion or concertina. Most kids his age want to play the drums or electric guitar, but he has always had a fascination with the squeezebox, of all things. My granddad could liven up any room just by picking up his squeezebox and playing some jaunty tune. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (squeeze-)box n. an accordion. (see also groan box.) My brother plays the squeeze-box—not very well, but who can tell? The band consisted of drums, clarinet, and a box. A real winner. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: squeeze-box like, you know gotcha playa nome Nome sane? Nome sayin'? like there ain't no tomorrow Run that by one more time Crown Vic References in periodicals archive Hardware peripherals maker Logitech (SIX:LOGN) (Nasdaq:LOGI) announced on Tuesday the introduction of the MOG music service for its line of Logitech Squeezebox players in the USA. Logitech introduces MOG music service for Squeezebox players SqueezeBox, a weekly '90s rock 'n' roll party at Don Hill's in Tribeca, purported to welcome everyone who didn't have a problem with anyone else. SqueezeBox! Squeezebox uses the Genome Project filter in combination with a receiver to create playlists of preferred artists and types of music that you play through your home music system. The music genome project Slim Devices, Inc., makers of the affordable Squeezebox wireless streaming audio players, and Ruckus Wireless, Inc., pioneers of "smart Wi-Fi" technology, have announced a marketing partnership under which the companies will offer the first in-home wireless digital music system that effectively eliminates audio artifacts, extends the range and ensures the highest reliability of digital music distribution within the home. SYSTEM SOLVES PROBLEMS WITH DIGITAL MUSIC OVER WIFI The famous late-'90s rock and roll drag party Squeezebox, where Hedwig first took off, springs immediately to mind, as does a raucous, exhibitionist-heavy shindig called Foxy at the seedy East Village bar the Cock, which Bond was associated with. The return of free love: queer auteur John Cameron Mitchell's new film Shortbus depicts graphic sex, but it's not porn--it's a political manifesto But will his mother perform the family's signature tune, "Squeezebox"? Squeezebox The author has watched shamans in India use squeezebox drums -- instruments that combine heavy percussion with a constandy changing pitch -- to attempt exorcisms and to induce oracular trances. Morality of music: Because music primarily communicates emotions, its morality may be judged according to whether the feelings conveyed are positive and noble or negative and base. (Cover Story: Music) Later he embraced another dancer wearing a toy squeezebox on her back, and they slowly two-stepped around the periphery, playing each other's instruments--or were they toying with each other? Colorado Dance Festival, Boulder Theater and Charlotte York Irey Theater, Boulder, Colorado, July 5-August 1, 1998 Two leathery old men started to make a tour of the establishment, with fiddle and squeezebox, and would take up a tune in return for a few schillings. Blue on the Danube Other tales of Quebecoises, Black Cajuns, Chicago Poles, two generations of white Montanans, and the son of Norwegians from Old Glory, Minnesota punctuate the story of the green squeezebox. Accordion Crimes Their Squeezebox SX200 juice extraction press produces full-bodied sediment-free fruit and vegetable juices ready for bottling, we are assured. Squeezebox juice extractors from Tickhill Visitors hear an echo of the chanteymen's squeezebox tunes and their descant of timber creaks and slap of rigging on spar, the ring of an anvil, ships' bells tolling the hour, and the territorial mew of a gull on a yardarm. Mystic: a whale of a time My mam plays piano and my dad had a buskers' armoury (guitar, harmonica, squeezebox). THE GENTLE GOOD Woodhull holds her squeezebox in one hand and a pizza prop in the other. Music, Mice, and Moose! Led by three of the Midlands' most experienced Blues musicians, Oliver Carpenter and Chris Lomas, and featuring top piano and squeezebox player Phil Bond, Mumbo-Jumbo produce a sound all of their own. Hot tickets; Here's James Rodger's guide to the unmissable events coming up in Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond
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