squeezebox

[ skweez-boks ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a concertina or accordion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of squeezebox¹

First recorded in 1905–10; squeeze + box ¹

Example Sentences

He joked that when he sang he felt like a "squeezebox with all the air squeezed out".

From BBC

Somehow, though, Al finds a way to believe in himself, finding inspiration in the mundane — bologna sandwiches, rocky road ice cream — to rise from being a secret whiz at the devil's squeezebox to becoming one of the most successful rock stars of our time.

From Salon

His father, a stern man who works at a dangerous factory that creates… something, calls musical parodies “evil” and Al’s instrument of choice “the devil’s squeezebox.”

From The Verge

It’s less true that Yankovic’s father abhorred the instrument as “the devil’s squeezebox” and violently pummeled the salesman.

From Washington Times

It’s less true that Yankovic’s father abhorred the instrument as “the devil’s squeezebox” and violently pummeled the salesman.

From Seattle Times