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honk·y-tonk       [hong-kee-tongk, hawng-kee-tawngk] Pronunciation Key
–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-] Pronunciation Key. 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.
[Origin: 1890–95, Americanism; rhyming compound based on honk]

—Related forms
honky-tonker, noun
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honkytonk

noun
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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