wheels of steel

Definitions

A disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.

plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“She feels she should fit right in, charming the populace on the wheels of steel. 'Music is my lover,' she is fond of saying. She's looking for a universal groove, something that everyone can, somehow, in whatever small way, relate⟳ to.”

“With Pam The Funkstress on the wheels of steel, every track provides plenty of forward⟳ motion without sacrificing the music's vertical pleasures.”

““Let's see⟳ if you can keep⟳ up,” she said as the ragga music touched everybody. Melanie-Jo, working the wheels of steel, waved at Jayden and he waved back.”

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