jook
- noun
- /dʒuːk/
- Archaic
:
juke joint
- In the heart of the city, there is a historic jook famous for its jukebox and soul food.
- jook joint
Examples
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He in the jook joint.
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A woman with children in a jook joint!
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You said it's our jook joint!
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This is my jook joint.
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Jook joint's supposed to be way back in the woods.
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Building a jook joint!
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She's no more than a jook-joint Jezebel.
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Every Saturday night, the locals gather at the jook to enjoy live music and dancing.
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She loves visiting the jook with her friends because of its vibrant atmosphere and great food.
Synonyms
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9.4
A cheap bar with country music where people dance
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9.9
A small roadside bar where people eat, drink, and dance to a jukebox
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9.5
A small informal place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to blues from a jukebox
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9.8
A cheap bar or dance hall where people dance to country music
A small informal place where people eat, drink, and dance to jukebox music
A small lively place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to music
A small place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to jukebox music
Compounds
- Archaic
A small place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to jukebox music
- Archaic
A small lively place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to music
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jook for a small southern bar comes from a Gullah word juke that meant 'rowdy' or 'disorderly'. So a jook was a lively, sometimes rough place for music, dancing, and drinks.