jukes
Diner music machines
Jukes is the third-person singular verb form of juke, meaning to make a quick, deceptive move to evade an opponent, especially in American football or basketball.
A running back jukes a defender by faking one direction and cutting another.
The word also appears in jukebox contexts: a bar that jukes is one where the jukebox plays.
He jukes left, then cuts right for the touchdown.
Evade by moving aside
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- fakeNot the real thing
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- evasionAct of escaping detection
cutback · misdirection · shimmy · spin move · deception · agility · elusiveness · shake
Synthetic resin plastic
- recordsStored data or albums
- 45sSeven-inch vinyl records
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- dinerCasual American eatery
bar · roadhouse · playlist · selector · Wurlitzer · nickelodeon · phonograph · turntable
Rowdy country music bar
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
- dive barRundown, cheap drinking spot
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- blues clubVenue for soulful music
barrelhouse · dancehall · tavern · gin joint · nightspot · watering hole · backroom · sawdust floor
sidestep
Evade by moving aside
evasion · cutback · misdirection · shimmy · spin move · deception · agility · elusiveness · shake
vinyl
Synthetic resin plastic
- recordsStored data or albums
- 45sSeven-inch vinyl records
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
diner · bar · roadhouse · playlist · selector · Wurlitzer · nickelodeon · phonograph · turntable · singles
honkytonk
Rowdy country music bar
- roadhouseWayside drinking establishment
- dive barRundown, cheap drinking spot
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
blues club · barrelhouse · dancehall · tavern · gin joint · nightspot · watering hole · backroom · sawdust floor
jukescharges
Amounts owed or alleged
beelines · plows · plows ahead · bulls · barrels
jukestrucks
Heavy cargo vehicles
bowls over · steamrolls · bulldozes · powers through · runs over
- jukebox heroOne who becomes legendary through coin-operated music
- jukebox hitPopular recorded song
- juke boxCoin-operated record player
- juke boxesCoin-operated music players
- juke jointInformal Southern music bar
- jukebox musicalsStage shows using existing songs