- juke joint
- nouna small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox• Syn: ↑juke, ↑jook, ↑jook joint, ↑juke house, ↑jook house• Hypernyms: ↑joint
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nounEtymology: Gullah juke, joog disorderly, wicked (in juke house brothel), of West African origin; akin to Wolof dzug to lead a disorderly life, Bambara dzugu wicked: an establishment having a jukebox; especially : a small inexpensive establishment for eating, drinking, or dancing to the music of a jukebox* * *
an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.Also, jook joint. Also called jook.[1935-40; see JUKE HOUSE]* * *
juke joint,U.S. Slang.1. a tavern, roadhouse, or cheap cafe where music is furnished by a jukebox.2. a roadhouse where liquor is sold.* * *
n. a bar featuring music on a jukebox and typically having an area for dancingshe would slip out of the house with tall country boys... going out to good-time, finger popping juke joints
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noun, pl ⋯ joints [count]US informal : a cheap bar or club that has a jukebox
Useful english dictionary. 2012.