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JOOK HOUSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does jook house mean?
• JOOK HOUSE (noun)
The noun JOOK HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Familiarity information: JOOK HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jook; jook house; jook joint; juke; juke house; juke joint
Hypernyms ("jook house" is a kind of...):
joint (a disreputable place of entertainment)
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