Old-timey Slang of the Day

Ooh, ooh, here's a really good one. Dictionary definition required.

groan box: "An accordion. Though this term may have had some use among musicians c1930, it is considered very synthetic among present-day musicians. Mainly used by gossip columnists and teen-agers, who mistakenly consider it to be a hip expression."


I love the idea of a world where any discussion of accordions could be performed by "hip" people.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I love accordions.