1syllable
honky-tonk
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Definitions ofhonky-tonk
1noun
- A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.
- Any cheap nightclub.
Example: "Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky-tonk blues. The Rolling Stones, "Honky-tonk Woman"."
- The type of music typically played in such a club
- A style of country music emphasizing traditional country instruments (e.g., guitar, steel guitar and fiddle); a rough, nasal vocal style; and tragic themes such as heartbreak, infidelity and alcoholism often associated with patrons of honky-tonks.
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