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Walkman|ˈwɔːkmən| A proprietary name for small battery-operated cassette players and headphones capable of being worn by a person who is on foot.
1981Trade Marks Jrnl. 25 Mar. 623/2 Walkman... Electrical and electronic apparatus and instruments..for transmitting, receiving, tuning, recording and reproducing audio and visual signals..batteries; aerials; loudspeakers; headphones; earphones..cassettes..Sony Kabushiki Kaisha (Sony Corporation)..Tokyo 141, Japan; manufacturers and merchants. 1981Japan Times 31 Dec. 10/1 Sony Walkmans, easy-driving Honda scooters and aluminum household Buddhist altars sold like hotcakes during 1981. 1983Chicago Sun-Times 22 May 9 I'll wear a Walkman in line [for the film] so I won't hear any smart alecks spill the story. 1983Sci. Amer. June 130/1 The smaller zippers would be for products that reflect the current trend toward miniaturization, such as for carrying cases to fit the Walkman type of portable radio. 1983Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 20 Dec. tm 288/1 Sony Corporation... Walkman... For audio tape player, audio tape recorders, radios and headphones. 1984S. Townsend Growing Pains A. Mole 54 They wear red satin side vent running shorts, sleeveless satin vests, white knee socks, Sony Walkman earphones and one gold earring. |