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Third World briefcases

Third World briefcases is the plural of Third World briefcase.

Meaning of Third World briefcase

Noun

Third World briefcase (plural Third World briefcases)

  1. (humorous, offensive, slang) A portable ghetto blaster.
    • Be a bum in this part of town, he knew, keep rhythm with your fingers, sport a Walkman or a third-world briefcase—people might shrug, but they would never remember your face.1987, Thomas Caplan, Parallelogram, page 121

Questions about Third World briefcases

What is Third World briefcases the plural of?
Third World briefcases is the plural of Third World briefcase.

Words near Third World briefcases in the dictionary

  1. third ways
  2. third wheel
  3. third wheels
  4. third world
  5. Third World briefcase
  6. Third World briefcases
  7. Third World War
  8. third worlder
  9. third worlders
  10. third year
  11. third years

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