Definition of beatboxing
: a musical style and technique based on the vocal imitation of percussion sounds They were both rhyming, and I was more into break-dancing and beatboxing. — Busta Rhymes
beatbox
play \ˈbēt-ˌbäks\ intransitive verb Lewis beatboxes into Time of the Season. He grabs an acoustic guitar and sings She Will Be Loved. — Olivia Barkerbeatboxer
noun Dokaka, a Japanese-born beatboxer, lets loose rapid-fire noises in the middle range. — Bruce McCallExplore M-W
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JT's headline-making breakup with his fellow ex-Mousekeeter left all double-denim crusaders heartbroken, but the beatboxing-laced track started feeling like more of a diss after its video came out featuring a Brit look-alike.
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1987
First Known Use of beatboxing
1987
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