a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
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Also, honk·y-tonk·y /ˈhɒŋkiˌtɒŋki,ˈhɔŋkiˌtɔŋ-/Show Spelled[hong-kee-tong-kee,hawng-kee-tawng-]Show IPA.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk: a honky-tonk atmosphere.
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characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks: the honky-tonk part of town.
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Music. noting a style of ragtime piano-playing characterized by a strict two-four or four-four bass, either contrapuntal or chordal, and a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, typically performed on a piano whose strings have been muffled and given a tinny sound.
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Honky-tonkis always a great word to know.
So is eighth rest. Does it mean:
So is sharp. Does it mean:
So is third. Does it mean:
rest equal in time value to an eighth note
tone raised a chromatic half step in pitch
chord of three tones, one consisting of a given tone with its major or minor third augmented
tone raised a chromatic half step in pitch
contains a dominant chord, major third, perfect fifth and a minor seventh
tone on the third degree from a given tone counted as the first
"cheap night club," 1924, earlier honk-a-tonk (1894), of unknown origin. As a type of music played in that sort of low saloon, it is attested from 1933.