agony box

noun

A piano.

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Meanings

nounagony box (plural agony boxes)

plural agony boxes

  1. slangA piano.
  2. slangA phonograph.
  3. slangA radio.

Origin

Suggesting that the sounds produced are painful to the listener.

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APA

agony box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agony%20box

MLA

“agony box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agony%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agony box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agony%20box.

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