honkytonks
Rowdy music joints
Honkytonks are rough, cheap bars or nightclubs, especially those featuring country music and dancing.
The word evokes a particular American scene—neon signs, jukeboxes, sawdust floors, cold beer, and heartbreak songs: We spent Saturday night at a honkytonk outside Austin.
Honkytonk also describes the style of country music played in such places, characterized by twangy guitars and plaintive vocals.
Also spelled honky-tonks.
Drinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
- juke jointInformal Southern music bar
- dance hallPublic venue for dancing
tavern · dive bar · nightclub · watering hole · beer joint · country bar · icehouse · cantina
Sovereign state or territory
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
western swing · Hank Williams · outlaw country · Nashville · heartbreak · cheating songs · George Jones · Merle Haggard
Second-largest American state
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
- cowboy bootsHeeled footwear with pointed toes
- StetsonAmerican hat company
- line dancingChoreographed group country steps
neon · pickup trucks · jukeboxes · heartache · whiskey · sawdust · Southern · rural
Fast paired ballroom dance
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- line danceGroup choreography in rows
- boot scootinCountry-western group dancing
- western swingMovement or seat facing sunset
dance floor · slow dance · Texas two-step · waltz · polka · jitterbug · scoot · spin
bar
Drinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
- juke jointInformal Southern music bar
dance hall · tavern · dive bar · nightclub · watering hole · beer joint · country bar · icehouse · cantina · speakeasy
country
Sovereign state or territory
two-step · western swing · Hank Williams · outlaw country · Nashville · heartbreak · cheating songs · George Jones · Merle Haggard · telecaster
Texas
Second-largest American state
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
- cowboy bootsHeeled footwear with pointed toes
- StetsonAmerican hat company
line dancing · neon · pickup trucks · jukeboxes · heartache · whiskey · sawdust · Southern · rural · working class
two-step
Fast paired ballroom dance
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- line danceGroup choreography in rows
- boot scootinCountry-western group dancing
western swing · dance floor · slow dance · Texas two-step · waltz · polka · jitterbug · scoot · spin · twirl
honkytonkscountry clubs
Exclusive membership venues
opera houses · cocktail lounges · wine bars · supper clubs · cocktail bars