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View synonyms for juke joint
juke joint
or jook joint
noun
- an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of juke joint1
First recorded in 1935–40; juke house
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Example Sentences
It was as if black culture was a juke joint in the woods that whites had to travel to in order to experience it.
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It was no longer a juke joint in the woods, it was Starbucks: ubiquitous and open to everyone.
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