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box boy

box boy noun: a man who assists a disc jockey by transporting and setting up the speakers, the collection of records, etc.

Noun

box boy (plural box boys)

  1. A man who assists a disc jockey by transporting and setting up the speakers, the collection of records, etc.
    • The moving staff (or “box boys” as they are called because they lift a lot of speaker boxes) are in charge of transporting and positioning the equipment.1997, Chris Potash, Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub
    • […] we drank to get a nice level while nodding our heads to some sweet reggae music.
      Pete, Ade, Dinford, Andy P and Derrick Green had been their box boys since their early school days, Tony 'Noddy' Macdonald, Dave 'Frisky' Macdonald, Basil Grant, Harry the Snake and Curvis Butler ran the sound...2015, MC Flux, Dirty

Forms of box boy

pluralbox boys

Questions about box boy

What does box boy mean?
Box boy means a man who assists a disc jockey by transporting and setting up the speakers, the collection of records, etc.
What part of speech is box boy?
Box boy is a noun.
What is the plural of box boy?
The plural of box boy is box boys.

Words near box boy in the dictionary

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