juke joint
noun1
Slang An informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States.
African-American Vernacular
- "She's black as tar... nappy-headed... She got legs like baseball bats. Her own daddy won't have nothing to do with her. She's no more than a jook-joint Jezebel. She ain't even clean."1985, The Color Purple, 00:56:00:
- Synonyms
- chock-house, jook house, juke house