strap-ons

Noun

strap-on (plural strap-ons)

1. A strap-on booster.
   • As a standalone booster, according to Pentagon officials, it could be used to put the smaller reusable spaceplane into orbit. But its more innovative use will be as strap-ons for the larger shuttle.1987 March, James Schefter, “The Other Shuttles”, in Popular Science, volume 230, number 3, →ISSN, page 76
2. (informal) An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo.
3. (informal) Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”).
   • If you want a portable keyboard, a strap-on could be the answer. Strap-ons have been around since Billy Preston and Edgar Winter used to sling Univox electric pianos around their necks in the pre-MIDI days of the early ’70s.1988, Helen Casabona, David Frederick, “Alternate Controllers”, in Brent Hurtig, editor, Advanced MIDI Applications: Computers, Time Codes, and Beyond (Keyboard Magazine Library for Electronic...

   Synonyms:

   keytar

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