honkytonk
Cheap dance hall
Honkytonk is a cheap, rowdy bar or dance hall, especially one featuring country music.
The term evokes a particular Southern or Western American atmosphere—neon signs, jukeboxes, sawdust floors, drinking, and dancing.
As an adjective, it describes the style of lively, piano-driven country music associated with such places: honkytonk piano, a honkytonk sound.
Also spelled honky-tonk.
Fast paired ballroom dance
- line dancingChoreographed group country steps
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
polka · square dance · hoedown · promenade · sashay · dip · twirl · sawdust floor
Drinking establishment, often frontier
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- juke jointInformal Southern music bar
bar · cantina · watering hole · joint · speakeasy · dancehall · nightclub · beer hall
Inert illuminating element
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- dimLow in light
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- sawdustPowdery timber waste
loud · crowded · rowdy · raucous · boisterous · lively · sweaty · boots
Sharp vibrating sound
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- western swingMovement or seat facing sunset
outlaw country · Nashville sound · jukebox · ballads · dobro · mandolin · acoustic · guitar solo
Syncopated piano genre
- barrelhouseLow-class drinking establishment
- uptempoMusically brisk
- rollickingNoisily high-spirited
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
saloon piano · player piano · ivories · tinny · jangling · syncopated · rhythmic · pumping
two-step
Fast paired ballroom dance
- line dancingChoreographed group country steps
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
waltz · polka · square dance · hoedown · promenade · sashay · dip · twirl · sawdust floor · partner
saloon
Drinking establishment, often frontier
juke joint · bar · cantina · watering hole · joint · speakeasy · dancehall · nightclub · beer hall · gin mill
neon
Inert illuminating element
sawdust · loud · crowded · rowdy · raucous · boisterous · lively · sweaty · boots · hats
twang
Sharp vibrating sound
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
western swing · outlaw country · Nashville sound · jukebox · ballads · dobro · mandolin · acoustic · guitar solo · tearjerker
ragtime
Syncopated piano genre
- barrelhouseLow-class drinking establishment
- uptempoMusically brisk
- rollickingNoisily high-spirited
boogie-woogie · saloon piano · player piano · ivories · tinny · jangling · syncopated · rhythmic · pumping · pounding
honkytonkcocktail lounge
Bar with comfortable seating
wine bar · country club · champagne bar · opera house · martini bar
honkytonkclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
opera · chamber music · symphony · smooth jazz · lounge music