juke
1 Americanverb (used with object)
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of juke1
Spelling variant of jouk
Origin of juke2
By shortening
Example Sentences
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A trio of white musicians shows up at the door of the juke joint.
From Los Angeles Times
That she gets to explore and to have this thrilling night in the community in the juke joint, I mean that’s the heart of the movie too.
From Los Angeles Times
But until he starts singing in the juke joint, you don’t know that.
From Los Angeles Times
“Sinners,” set in 1932, stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual performance as twin bootleggers Smoke and Stack, who return from Chicago to their Mississippi home to open a juke joint.
From Salon
The newly undead Mississippi folks dance along, but it’s different from Sammie’s juke joint rapture — unnatural and jerky, even as they keep the rhythm.
From Salon
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