woofern.
/ˈwuːfə/, /ˈwʊfə/, U.S. /ˈwʊfər/ 1. U.S. Black English slang. (See quot. 1934.)
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the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person
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wordster1904
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ear-bender1922
burbler1923
woofer1934
ear-basher1944
motormouth1955
yacker1960
yammerer1978
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1934 Amer. Speech 9 289/1 Woofer, applied to one who talks constantly, loudly, and in a convincing manner, but who says very little.
1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. iv. 88 I w[e]nt outside to join the woofers, since I seemed to have no standing among the dancers.
1974 H. L. Foster Ribbin', Jivin', & Playin' Dozens v. 202 The woofer may also move his body in a menacing way to make his woof more threatening and intimidating.
2. A loudspeaker designed to reproduce accurately low-frequency sounds whilst being relatively unresponsive to those of higher frequency. Cf. squawker n. 3, tweeter n.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > loud speaker
loudspeaker1884
speaker1926
condenser loudspeaker1929
monitor1931
tweeter1934
woofer1935
squawk box1945
ionophone1952
monitor speaker1954
mid-range1955
squawker1959
subwoofer1975
1935 K. Henney Radio Engin. Handbk. (ed. 2) xxiv. 830 Wide range of frequency response is sometimes secured by using as many as three groups of speakers: low (‘woofers’), medium, and high (‘tweeters’).
1959 Consumer Rep. Sept. 453/1 The Best Buy..is..much the better value of the two tweeters when coupled to a check-rated woofer.
1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) xxxi. 348 It is like a badly wired woofer in a hi-fi circuit that produces a tremendous flutter in the bottom.
1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. i. 10/1 (advt.) Big savings on a great sounding speaker. 8″ woofer for deep bass and 2½″ tweeter for clear highs.
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