What is another word for honky-tonk?
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɒŋkitˈɒŋk], [ hˈɒŋkitˈɒŋk], [ h_ˈɒ_ŋ_k_i_t_ˈɒ_ŋ_k]
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Synonyms for Honky-tonk:
n.
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- blues,
- backup,
- bhangra,
- backing,
- acid house,
- bebop,
- bluegrass,
- background music,
- acid jazz,
- good,
- ambient.
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- borough,
- barrio,
- agora,
- block,
- brownfield,
- cantonment,
- area,
- burbs,
- armpit,
- cabbagetown.
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- cocktail lounge,
- bistro,
- the House,
- club.
- track,
- gambling den,
- bank,
- honkytonk,
- rotundas,
- big store,
- honky tonk,
- clubhouse,
- hall,
- Monte Carlo,
- rotunda,
- roadhouses,
- roadhouse,
- dance hall,
- dice joint,
- honky-tonk,
- house,
- betting house,
- clubhouses,
- pool hall.
- theatre,
- nightery,
- hideaway,
- night spot,
- discotheque,
- supper club,
- discotheques,
- disco,
- cabaret,
- nitery,
- speakeasies,
- restaurant,
- spot.
Other synonyms:
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- speakeasy,
- pub,
- alehouse,
- public house,
- watering hole,
- tavern,
- beer garden,
- wet bar,
- hotel,
- social club.
- rathskeller,
- crude,
- tinselly,
- ostentatious,
- raffish,
- bar-room,
- showy,
- juke-joint,
- nosedive,
- tawdry,
- cheap,
- gin mill,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- nightspot,
- loud,
- Dramshop,
- Grogshop,
- pothouse,
- gimcrack,
- wine shop,
- tacky,
- shoddy,
- inn,
- barrel house,
- Groggery,
- vulgar,
- local,
- Gin-palace,
- trashy,
- glaring,
- hostelry,
- boozer,
- cafe,
- brummagem,
- public,
- flashy,
- chintzy,
- tatty,
- tasteless,
- beer parlor,
- florid,
- blind tiger,
- diving,
- meretricious.
How to use "Honky-tonk" in context?
Honky-tonk is a term typically associated with country and western music. The term comes from the practice of Background Singing, or the use of backup singers to provide a harmony vocal behind the lead vocalist. This term was coined in the 1930s and 1940s by bandleaders who needed to distinguish their bands from those playing "hillbilly" music.
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