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Definitions

honky-tonk

[hong-kee-tongk, hawng-kee-tawngk] / ˈhɒŋ kiˌtɒŋk, ˈhɔŋ kiˌtɔŋk /
NOUN
casino
Synonyms
STRONG
bank club clubhouse dive hall house joint roadhouse rotunda saloon track
WEAK
Monte Carlo betting house big store dance hall dice joint gambling den pool hall
NOUN
dive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hole
STRONG
bar barroom dump flophouse hangout joint lounge pub saloon taproom tavern
WEAK
beer garden cabaret flea trap night club pool hall
NOUN
hangout
Synonyms
STRONGEST
haunt watering hole
STRONG
bar den dive home joint purlieu resort
WEAK
stomping ground
NOUN
hang-out
Synonyms
WEAK
bar den dive haunt hole home joint purlieu rendezvous resort stamping ground stomping ground watering hole
NOUN
joint
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar club tavern
STRONG
dive roadhouse
WEAK
hole in the wall juke joint
NOUN
nightclub
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar bistro cabaret disco discotheque restaurant saloon speakeasy tavern watering hole
STRONG
casino dive hideaway joint roadhouse spot theatre
WEAK
café night spot nightery nitery supper club
NOUN
tavern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar hotel inn lodge lounge pub saloon watering hole
STRONG
alehouse barroom dive hostelry joint roadhouse speakeasy suds taphouse taproom
WEAK
beer joint drinkery gin mill grog shop night spot nineteenth hole public house

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In more recent history, New Yorkers seeking a honky-tonk experience have flocked to the divey Skinny Dennis in Williamsburg, which opened in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

This year, the venture expanded with a new location five times the size of the original in the heart of American honky-tonk: Nashville.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

You won't find him on Broadway or in the city's famous honky-tonk music bars.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Ubaldini continued to play roots rock and honky-tonk music in O.C. and formed a new band called Mystery Train that got signed but lasted for only one record.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

When the main crowd of worshipers reached the short bridge spanning the pond, the ragged sound of honky-tonk music assailed them.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou