Juke Joint (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
- The travelers pulled into the old juke joint on the side of the highway, eager to rest and refuel with some good Southern food and music.
- After a long day of work, the locals would often gather at the juke joint to dance the night away to the sounds of blues and country classics.
- As the sun set over the Mississippi delta, the juke joint came alive with the sounds of laughter, glasses clinking, and the occasional shout of 'play that song again.'
- It was a small, rundown juke joint off the main road, but the burgers were huge, the beer was cold, and the jukebox was full of soul.
- On Saturday nights, the juke joint was the place to be, where you could find people from all over the county gathered to dance and sing along to the latest hits.