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juke joint en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) An informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.
    • "She's black as tar... nappy-headed... She got legs like baseball bats. Her own daddy won't have nothing to do with her. She's no more than a jook-joint Jezebel. She ain't even clean." 1985, The Color Purple, 00:56:00:

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Synonyms

chock-house · juke house · jook house