Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third world briefcase

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: third -world brief-case
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable ghetto blaster.

Humorous; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
""Do you have a cassette tape player?" "I've got a Third World briefcase," Katie said to Agnes, and then turned scarlet, thinking the black officer would take offense."

Etymology

So called from the size and shape (with carrying handle) and their stereotypical popularity among poor black youth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Third World briefcases (plural)

Questions

What does third world briefcase mean?: A portable ghetto blaster.
Where does third world briefcase come from?: So called from the size and shape (with carrying handle) and their stereotypical popularity among poor black youth.

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