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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 McCallPeople Are Reading
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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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On a recent evening at the Windup Space, as the melodies of live saxophone, beatboxing and the sounds of turntables ebbed and flowed, singer Joy Postell belted out lyrics about love, life and whatever else came to her mind.
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First Known Use of beatboxing
1987
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