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

broadly : any automatic music player that plays selections from a publicly available list

Examples of jukebox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The anthem – a glorious combination of perseverance and pride – was soon covered by Elvis Presley and Sid Vicious and remains a staple of karaoke nights, barroom jukeboxes, sporting events and funerals. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025

Phoenix's oldest dive bars still going strong Nothing beats a classic dive, complete with cheap drinks, pool tables and a jukebox. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025

There's a jukebox and a vending machine that sells cigarettes alongside Snickers and Sunchips. —Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025

Just cheap drinks, good company and the steady hum of a jukebox the regulars keep alive. —Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from dialect jukehouse brothel, from juke to have sexual intercourse with, of Atlantic Creole origin; akin to Jamaican English juk to poke, stab, Krio chuk

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing jukebox

• jukebox musical

Rhymes for jukebox

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• equinox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks
• blocks
• blocs

Kids Definition

jukebox

noun

juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks 

: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list