juke joint

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun[edit]

juke joint (plural juke joints)

  1. (slang) an informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States.
    • 1985, The Color Purple, 00:56:00:
      "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."

Synonyms[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=juke_joint&oldid=77889458"