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Definition of Honkytonk
1. Noun. A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall.
Definition of Honkytonk
1. Noun. Alternative spelling of honky-tonk ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honkytonk
Literary usage of Honkytonk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Round-up: A Romance of Arizona Novelized from Edmund Day's Melodrama by John Murray, Marion Mills Miller, Edmund Day (1908)
"he asked, glancing from one to the other in imitation of the manner of his friend,
the pianist in the Tucson honkytonk, on a lively evening. ..."
2. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"... in the jazz industry),5 partly because his piano is descended from the classical,
not from the honkytonk. But he is a sincere experimenter; ..."