Juke 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
- We stopped at a juke house on the way to New Orleans for some gumbo and live music.
- The juke house down the road from my house was the place to go for a cold beer and some dancing on Friday nights.
- After a long day of driving, we pulled into a juke house in rural Georgia for some dinner and entertainment.
- The old juke house on the outskirts of town was a local favorite for its fried chicken and jukebox full of blues classics.
- On our road trip through the South, we made it a point to stop at every juke house we saw, soaking up the local music and atmosphere.