jook
noun
2.
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Origin
Unknown. Compare duck (“to lower the head or body”) or jink (“to make an evasive turn”). Attested since the 16th century.
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