Squeezebox

The term Squeezebox is a colloquial expression referring to any musical instrument of the general class of hand-held bellows-driven free reed aerophones. The term is so applied because such instruments are generally in the shape of a rectangular prism or box, and the bellows is operated by squeezing. Some consider squeezebox to be a derogatory term, although no concise English term exists to replace it.

Related Topics:
Colloquial - Musical instrument - Bellows - Free reed aerophone - Rectangular prism - Box - Derogatory

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