单词 | honky-tonk |
释义 | honky-tonk —honky-tonker, n. /hong"kee tongk', hawng"kee tawngk'/, n. 1. a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. adj. 2. Also, honky-tonky /hong"kee tong'kee, hawng"kee tawng'-/. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk: a honky-tonk atmosphere. 4. characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks: the honky-tonk part of town. 5. 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. v.i. 6. to visit or frequent honky-tonks. [1890-95, Amer.; rhyming compound based on HONK] |
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