Noun: jook house
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- A small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
"They stopped at a jook house for some late-night entertainment";
- juke [N. Amer, informal], jook [N. Amer], juke joint [N. Amer], jook joint [N. Amer], juke house [N. Amer]
Derived forms: jook houses
Type of: joint [informal]