Honky-tonk definition
A honky-tonk district; honky-tonk entertainers.
Gimme, gimme, gimme a honky-tonk girl. The Rolling Stones, "Honky-tonk Woman".
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Origin of honky-tonk
- Perhaps from honk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From honk-a-tonk (“a cheap nightclub”), possibly imitative
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