juke joint

Or jook joint

noun

1. an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.

Word History and Origins

Origin of juke joint¹

First recorded in 1935–40; juke house

Example Sentences

“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

The juke joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi is one of the last of its kind in the region, a landmark for a bygone era of American music.

From BBC

Not long after Sammie returns us to Earth, the contrast to this dream state shows up at the juke joint’s door — three white strangers asking to join the party.

From Salon

“Sinners” features a refreshingly original plot that is part Jim Crow period piece about two brothers who open a juke joint, part vampire thriller.

From Los Angeles Times