Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To engage in beatboxing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A type of electronic percussion device.
- verb music To use one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create
beats andrhythms for music, mainly hip hop.
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Examples
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Watching a man make noises into a mic (aka beatbox) for an hour is possibly one of the most soul-destroying and mind-numbingly things you could ever do.
Virtual Festivals 2010
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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Two hunters created a turkey call beatbox, which has become an online hit.
unknown title 2009
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June 25, 2007