juke
noun
1.
a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from Scots jouk, jowk, juke (“to elude, cheat; duck, skulk; bob, dodge”), palatalized variants of Scots deuk, douk, dowk (“to duck”). More at duck (verb).
Phrases
- juke joint
- juke organ
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