jukebox

noun

juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks How to pronounce jukebox (audio)
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list
Cable TV … is now bringing you an all-music-video network that is the TV equivalent of a barroom jukebox.Peter Ainslie
broadly : any automatic music player that plays selections from a publicly available list

Examples of jukebox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Winkler sauntered over to the jukebox, banged on it like his iconic character always did, and shrugged his shoulders in a way only Arthur Fonzarelli could. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024 Winkler then hit the jukebox with his elbow, as his character was known to do on the series, and the theme song started playing. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2024 Gracie's Tax Bar: This former tax office is now a bar with a jukebox and board games that serves up finger foods and sandwiches. Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024 His father owned a bar, and the bar’s jukebox was what first turned Salem on to the world of rock and roll. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jukebox 

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Word History

Etymology

from dialect jukehouse brothel, from juke to have sexual intercourse with, of Atlantic Creole origin; akin to Jamaican English juk to poke, stab, Krio chuk

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jukebox was in 1939

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“Jukebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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jukebox

noun
juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks How to pronounce jukebox (audio)
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list

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