Juke joint
VERNACULAR TERM FOR AN INFORMAL ESTABLISHMENT FEATURING MUSIC, DANCING, GAMBLING, AND DRINKING, PRIMARILY OPERATED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Jook joint; Juke-joint; Jukejoint; Jookjoint; Jook-joint; Juke joints; Juke Joint
Juke joint (also Jook, Jook House, jukejoint, jook joint, or juke) is the vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States. A juke joint may also be called a "barrelhouse".