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Discman¹

Where it comes from

A trademark from disc + man, modelled on the earlier Walkman.

proper noun

  1. A Sony portable personal compact disc player product line

noun Discmans · Discmen

  1. Alternative letter-case form of discman And the car has always been the arena for the best battles because controlling the dial resulted in complete aural dominance: If you chose Aerosmith, everyone had to listen to Aerosmith. This is why today, when every member of the family could be plugged in, Jetson-like, to individual Discmen, they

discman²

Where it comes from

Genericization of the trademark Discman

noun Discman

  1. A portable personal compact disc player with headphones.

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"discman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/discman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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discman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/discman

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"discman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/discman.

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@misc{discman_2026,
  title = {discman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}