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Juke

/d͡ʒuːk/

A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

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📖 Definitions of "Juke"

noun

1
A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.

verb

1
To play dance music, or to dance, in a juke

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Juke"

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Word	Definition
jooknoun	(Korean or Cantonese contexts) Synonym of congee.
juke housenoun	(Southern US) Synonym of juke (“type of roadside cafe or bar”).
jook jointnoun	Alternative spelling of juke joint. [(slang) An informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.]
jukeynoun	Alternative form of jukie. [(slang) A jukebox (machine for playing music).]
creep jointnoun	(US, slang) A brothel or other disreputable or low-class place, especially where patrons are robbed.
juicernoun	A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.
juconoun	(slang) Junior college.
jam jointnoun	(US, slang, dated) Synonym of jam auction.
clip jointnoun	(informal) An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all.
jiggernoun	(US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
jointnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
jocknoun	(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
jolleynoun	(pottery) A concave horizontal lathe used in producing bowls and cups.
slot jockeynoun	(slang) A gambler who plays slot machines.
junkynoun	(slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of junkie. [(slang, derogatory) A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user.]
jive turkeynoun	(US, idiomatic, derogatory, dated slang) A fool, a chump, a target for jiving.
jockeynoun	One who rides racehorses competitively.
jazz magnoun	(slang, British) A pornographic magazine.
clipjointnoun	Alternative spelling of clip joint. [(informal) An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all.]
juice loannoun	(slang, US) A loan at usurious interest rates, normally made by members of organized crime.