RADIO
NOUNS
► AGONY BOX a radio → 1940s sl.
► ANCIENT MARY an AM radio → 1976 US sl.
► BIG JUICER a powerful, all-night AM radio station → 1976 US sl.
► BOX a radio, phonograph, or tape recorder; a portable stereo radio and cassette player → 1924 Amer. sl.
► FIFTH ESTATE the radio brotherhood → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JAM BOX a portable radio and cassette player with large speakers → 1982 US sl.
► JIVE ON THE BOX music on the radio → 1943 Amer. sl.
► MUSIC MACHINE a radio, jukebox, or phonograph → 1960s Amer. sl.
► NIGGER BOX a portable radio → 1993 US sl., offensive
► RAD a radio → 1996 UK sl.
► RAMBLER a portable radio → 1996 UK sl.
► SAN QUENTIN BRIEFCASE a large, portable tape-recorder-cum-radio → 1990s US sl.
► SOUNDS a radio → 1996 UK sl.
► TALKING HANDBAG a portable radio → 1996 UK sl.
► THUNDERBOX RADIO a large stereo radio, esp. one played very loud in public places → 1970s US sl.
► TRANNIE ► TRANNY a transistor radio → 1969 UK sl.
► WHIP a long radio antenna → 1976 US sl.
► WOZZLE a radio → 2000s NZ sl.
► YAK SHOW a radio talk show → 1980s US sl.
► ZIP-LIP radio silence → 1973 US sl.
► ZOM BOX a radio or television → 1940s US & Black British sl.
► ZOMBIE a radio or television → 1940s US & Black British sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABIE a radio personality or entertainer who is a sure money maker → 1938 US sl.
► GABBER a radio commentator → 1940s US sl.
► GABSTER a radio presenter, esp. a talk radio host → 1939 chiefly Aust. & US
► GAFFOON a sound effects man → 1941 US radio sl.
► PLATTER PUSHER a radio disc jockey → 1973 US sl.
► RADIO AMATEUR a person who picks up or transmits radio messages as a hobby → 1916
► RADIO HAM an amateur radio operator; one who picks up or transmits radio messages as a hobby → 1922 colloq.
► RADIO JOCK a radio presenter; a disc jockey working on radio → 1970 colloq., orig. US
► RADIO JOCKEY a radio presenter; a disc jockey working on radio → 1948 colloq., orig. US
► RADIO MAN a man who operates, repairs, or deals with radio sets → 1912
► RADIO PIRATE a person who transmits radio programmes without official authorization → 1924
► TALK JOCKEY the host of a radio program which solicits telephone calls as part of the broadcast → 1973 US
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