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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Radio shack - original meaning?

Hi,

This question is not about (the name of ) the famous store chain.
Just curious what "radio shack" had meant to everybody before the chain was established.
Is it a slang term?

mus-te
  

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I can't be certain, Mus-te, but I feel confident that "radio shack" is a term that my have originated on the battlefield soon after the wireless was invented. A shack is something that is roughly constructed and could be portable. The radio shack would be the precursor of today's communications command center.

— JohnParis

  • I can't be certain, Mus-te, but I feel confident that "radio shack" is a term that my have originated on the battlefield soon after the wireless was invented.
  • A shack is something that is roughly constructed and could be portable.
  • The radio shack would be the precursor of today's communications command center.
  • I'll be interested if others offer an opinion.
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I can't be certain, Mus-te, but I feel confident that "radio shack" is a term that my have originated on the battlefield soon after the wireless was invented.
A shack is something that is roughly constructed and could be portable. The radio shack would be the precursor of today's communications command center.
I'll be interested if others offer an opinion.
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Thanks for the comment John!

A shack is something that is roughly constructed ... and is similar to "hut" in this respect?
However it ....could be portable ... unlike "hut".......

To wind this thread up, h
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