"wog box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wog boxes [plural]
Etymology: From the stereotypical association of such stereos with black and South Asian people. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wog box (plural wog boxes)
  1. (British, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A large portable stereo system; a boom box. Tags: British, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Synonyms: ghetto blaster, Third World briefcase, wog-box, wogbox
    Sense id: en-wog_box-en-noun-u2qCH40N Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

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