speaker-box
n.— «Another is joining the OutKast dots. The film was already in production when OutKast wrote their 2003 album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which came studded with film project foretastes. Tracks like “The Rooster” and “Church” seemed a little oblique, but now gain context. It’s only with the release of the movie that you discover “speaker-box” is a euphemism for coffin.» —“Make with the coffin” by Kitty Empire Observer (United Kingdom) Oct. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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