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n. - A cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Does the buggy have a built in megaphone a la Northants? on May 22, 2009 at 3: 52 pm Hogday
  • And they equate it with a person called megaphone guy who just kind of walks into a party with a megaphone.
  • ‘hasbara’. .yes, plunger. .the megaphone is starting to show up quite regularly.
  • Jimmy Hart throws in his megaphone, which is intercepted by Bret.
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