4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: honky-tonk \honky-tonk\ a. Pertaining to or resembling a honky-tonk. [PJC] 2. (Music) Pertaining to a style of ragtime piano music having a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, accompanied by a bass in strict two-four or four-four time. It is often played on an upright piano having its strings muffled to produce a tinny sound; as, a honky-tonk piano. --RHUD [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: honky-tonk \honky-tonk\ n. 1. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment; a cheap and tawdry nightclub. Syn: barrelhouse. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A district in which honky-tonks[1] are found. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: honky-tonk n : a cheap drinking and dancing establishment [syn: {barrelhouse}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: honkytonk n : a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: {dive}]
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