juke joint

noun

: a small inexpensive establishment for eating, drinking, or dancing to the music of a jukebox or a live band

Examples of juke joint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since the blues can't fully be appreciated in a museum, drop by Red's on a night when there's someone playing — the historic juke joint keeps the spirit of the Delta blues alive. —Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025

The twins, returning home after enriching themselves in gangland Chicago, open a juke joint and hire a young prodigy and an esteemed elder to perform there. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025

Ryan Coogler became one of my favorite filmmakers of all time during the sequence where the past, present, and future of Black music all come to life and blend together inside of the juke joint. —Penn Badgley, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

Soon after, Guy was further drawn into the music after seeing Lightnin’ Slim play in a juke joint. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for juke joint

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint