honky-tonk

1. (US, countable, uncountable)A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.

2. (countable, dated, uncountable)Any cheap nightclub.

   a cheap drinking and dancing establishment

3. (dated, uncountable)The type of music typically played in such a club.

4. (uncountable)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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