Definitions for honky-tonk
honky-tonk
honk·y-tonk
Spelling: [hong-kee-tongk, hawng-kee-tawngk]
IPA: /ˈhɒŋ kiˌtɒŋk, ˈhɔŋ kiˌtɔŋk/
Honky-Tonk is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 88 anagrams from letters in honky-tonk (-hkknnooty).
Definitions for honky-tonk
noun
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a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
adjective
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Also, honky-tonky [hong-kee-tong-kee, hawng-kee-tawng-] /ˈhɒŋ kiˌtɒŋ ki, ˈhɔŋ kiˌtɔŋ-/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk:
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characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks:
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Music. noting a style of ragtime piano-playing characterized by a strict two-four or four-four bass, either contrapuntal or chordal, and a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, typically performed on a piano whose strings have been muffled and given a tinny sound.
verb (used without object)
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to visit or frequent honky-tonks.
Origin of honky-tonk
1890-95, Americanism; rhyming compound based on honk