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juke joint

juke joint noun: an informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.

Noun

juke joint (plural juke joints)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) An informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.
    • "She's black as tar... nappy-headed... She got legs like baseball bats. Her own daddy won't have nothing to do with her. She's no more than a jook-joint Jezebel. She ain't even clean."1985, The Color Purple, 00:56:00

Synonyms of juke joint

Forms of juke joint

pluraljuke joints
alternative formjook joint

Questions about juke joint

What does juke joint mean?
Juke joint means an informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.
What part of speech is juke joint?
Juke joint is a noun.
What is the plural of juke joint?
The plural of juke joint is juke joints.

Words near juke joint in the dictionary

  1. juke
  2. juke box
  3. juke boxes
  4. juke house
  5. juke houses
  6. juke joint
  7. juke joints
  8. juke organ
  9. juke organs
  10. jukebox
  11. jukebox musical

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