English Dictionary

juke joint

名詞

俗語

(slang) an informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States.

日本語の意味

（スラング）アフリカ系アメリカ人が主に運営し、ブルース音楽やダンスを楽しめる、非公式な飲み屋や酒場を指す。 / 米南部に存在する、気軽に集える娯楽を兼ねた飲食・社交施設の意味で用いられる表現。

On Saturday nights the old juke joint on Maple Street fills up with people dancing to raw, soulful blues.

土曜の夜になると、メープル通りの古いブルース酒場は、生々しくソウルフルなブルースに合わせて踊る人々でいっぱいになる。

意味（1）

(slang) an informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States.

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.

juke joints （ plural ）