juke joint
noun
1.
an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.
Also,
jook joint
.
Also called
jook
.
Origin
1935-40;
see
juke house
Examples from the web for
juke joint
With a whirling style based on equal parts gospel and
juke joint
, his every note bespeaks the blues.
But he achieved that fame with a style better suited to a nightclub stage than to a rural
juke joint
or storefront church.
Slang definitions & phrases for
juke joint
juke joint
noun phrase
A usually cheap bar, roadside tavern, etc, with a jukebox
(1935+)