juke house
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːk haʊs/
- Informal
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bar
- We spent Saturday night at the local juke house, dancing and listening to blues.
Examples
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That old juke house at the crossroads serves the most amazing fried catfish.
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Many famous musicians got their start performing in a juke house before making it big.
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We went to the juke house last night.
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The juke house was packed with people dancing.
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We spent Saturday night at the local juke house, dancing and listening to blues.
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That old juke house at the crossroads serves the most amazing fried catfish.
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Many famous musicians got their start performing in a juke house before making it big.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small roadside bar where people eat, drink, and dance to a jukebox
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A small informal place in the southern United States where people eat, drink, and dance to blues from a jukebox
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A cheap bar or dance hall where people dance to country music
A small place in the southern United States 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 roadside bar in the southern United States with music and dancing
An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records
How Lively
Surface Forms
Morphology
If a learner knows 'juke' (a small southeastern US bar with a jukebox and dancing) and 'house' (a building or venue), they can directly infer that a 'juke house' is a place for juke-related music/dancing. The compound follows normal English noun+noun composition and is therefore compositionally transparent despite its regional cultural flavor.
Etymology
Juke house may come from an old Southern word juke, written as 'jook', which meant 'to dance' or 'have a noisy party'. Because house means a place, a juke house was a small, lively spot with music, food and dancing, so the name now means 'a small, informal place to eat, drink, and dance'.