jukebox
noun
juke·box
ˈjük-ˌbäks 
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list
Cable TV … is now bringing you an all-music-video network that is the TV equivalent of a barroom jukebox.—
Peter Ainslie
Peter Ainslie
broadly
: any automatic music player that plays selections from a publicly available list
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Now, Francine Beth carries on the legacy in a building with squeaky floors, a vintage jukebox and a swath of beach out back.
—USA Today, 30 July 2025
Washers and dryers aren’t the only machines available; patrons can enjoy free popcorn and coffee, play music on a jukebox or hit up one of the arcade games inside.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
Howard then urged Winkler to channel the Fonz and bang on the jukebox behind them both.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Earlier that year, McArthur was also convicted of fraud and racketeering charges related to her family’s jukebox and gaming machine business and was sentenced to seven years in state prison, per the Pensacola News Journal.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 July 2025
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USA Today, 30 July 2025
Washers and dryers aren’t the only machines available; patrons can enjoy free popcorn and coffee, play music on a jukebox or hit up one of the arcade games inside.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
Howard then urged Winkler to channel the Fonz and bang on the jukebox behind them both.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Earlier that year, McArthur was also convicted of fraud and racketeering charges related to her family’s jukebox and gaming machine business and was sentenced to seven years in state prison, per the Pensacola News Journal.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 July 2025
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“Jukebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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jukebox
noun
juke·box
ˈjük-ˌbäks
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list
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