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[hong-kee-tongk, hawng-kee-tawngk] 
kiˌtɒŋk
–noun
| 1. | a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. |
–adjective
| 2. | Also, honk⋅y-tonk⋅y [hong-kee-tong-kee, hawng-kee-tawng-] . of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk: a honky-tonk atmosphere. |
| 3. | characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks: the honky-tonk part of town. |
| 4. | 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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to visit or frequent honky-tonks. |
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| hon·ky-tonk (hông'kē-tôngk', hŏng'kē-tŏngk') n. A cheap, noisy bar or dance hall. adj.
To visit cheap, noisy bars or dance halls. [Perhaps from honk.] |
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honky-tonk
"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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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