Usually means: Bar featuring country music, dancing.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 22 dictionaries that define the word honky-tonk:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. honky-tonk: Merriam-Webster
  2. honky-tonk: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. honky-tonk: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. honky-tonk, honky-tonk: Collins English Dictionary
  5. honky-tonk: Vocabulary.com
  6. Honky-Tonk, honky-tonk: Wordnik
  7. honky-tonk: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. honky-tonk: Wiktionary
  9. honky-tonk: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. honky-tonk: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. honky-tonk: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. honky-tonk: Dictionary.com
  13. honky-tonk: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Honky-tonk: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. honky-tonk: Rhymezone
  16. honky-tonk: FreeDictionary.org
  17. honky-tonk: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. honky-tonk: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. honky-tonk: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. honky-tonk, Honky-Tonk: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See honky-tonking as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (US) A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.
noun:  (dated) Any cheap nightclub.
noun:  (dated, uncountable) The type of music typically played in such a club.
noun:  (music, 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.
adjective:  (of sound) Having a timbre or tone that is tinny or nasal, said especially of a honky-tonk piano.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:
Word origin

Words similar to honky-tonk

Usage examples for honky-tonk

Idioms related to honky-tonk

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing honky-tonk

Popular nouns described by honky-tonk

Words that often appear near honky-tonk

Rhymes of honky-tonk

Invented words related to honky-tonk

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux