MP3Jing
n.— «Welcome to No Wax—the UK’s first MP3Jing evenings, where ordinary punters get the chance to publicly show off the music stored inside their MP3 players.» —“Turning the digital tables” by Julie Clothier in London CNN Dec. 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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