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

And, independent of her adaptations, Reid and her childhood friend Ashley Rodger wrote a jukebox Chicks musical, Goodbye, Earl, about two friends who team up to kill one’s abusive husband, with the Chicks signed on as executive producers. —Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025

With close proximity to Truist Field and Bank of America Stadium, The Pub at Uptown is looking to be a haven for sports fans, with 14 TVs, a dartboard and the original jukebox from the previous restaurant. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025

Expect a jukebox and frequent live music, which can be anything from a 10-piece Latin-funk group to a band playing old-school hits by The Beatles. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

The vibe: The new bar at 500 West Trade St. will have 14 TVs, a dartboard and the original jukebox from The Pub at Gateway inside the the 2,700-square-foot space. —Laura Barrero, Axios, 14 Feb. 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