"blotto box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blotto boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blotto box (plural blotto boxes)
  1. A supposed device used in phreaking, capable of shorting out every telephone in the local area; actually a hoax. Related terms: beige box, blue box, brown box
    Sense id: en-blotto_box-en-noun-ZqLVEp~e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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