juke joint
noun
: a small inexpensive establishment for eating, drinking, or dancing to the music of a jukebox or a live band
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So that chorus sort of lived in the juke joint and over everyone.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Sinners sees twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While Sammie plays in the juke joint, for one night in the Jim Crow South, the community has a moment to be truly free.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 23 Apr. 2025
There is no sonic tension; spaces like the juke joint feels visually scattershot and confused once Remmick’s fiery violence crowds the room.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Sinners sees twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
While Sammie plays in the juke joint, for one night in the Jim Crow South, the community has a moment to be truly free.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 23 Apr. 2025
There is no sonic tension; spaces like the juke joint feels visually scattershot and confused once Remmick’s fiery violence crowds the room.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for juke joint
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“Juke joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/juke%20joint. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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