gramophoneshane, a gay male, typically interested in Broadway show music played on early gramophone or phonograph machines.
More popularly used in Australia and New Zealand. a variation of the english slang poof shane, meaning a homosexual. Specifically a gramophoneshane is often a thin, small framed gay male, the equivalent in english is "twink"
An Edwardian equivalent of a CD player, which played flat black discs and powered by a spring that was wound by hand. Usually had a large sound trumpet on top to amplify the sound.
Word is used in a derogatory way when refering to (once) popularmusic that is out of date or old fashioned.
At a party, "I've brought my Abba CD's"
Host: "I'll wind up the gramophone"