Jook House (Noun)
Meaning
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- After a long day of work the local residents often head to the jook house on the outskirts of town to let loose and socialize.
- She was nervous when he pulled over at the small jook house in the middle of nowhere, but as they entered, she could see it was bustling with activity.
- There's no cover charge to get into this jook house but they expect you to order a few beers to dance the night away.
- My cousins' band plays live music every weekend at that old jook house by the river and people always seem to have a blast.
- While on vacation, my friend introduced me to this infamous jook house hidden away in rural Alabama that became a night I would never forget.