- honky-tonk
- nounA cheap nightclub or dance hall.
There were a number of honky-tonks near the army camp.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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Honky-tonk — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Honky tonk peut signifier : Un type de bar : le Honky tonk Un style de musique country : la Honky tonk C est également un… … Wikipédia en Français
Honky Tonk — steht für: eine rustikale Schankkneipe in den Vereinigten Staaten. eine nach diesen Etablissements benannte rauere Spielform der Country Musik, siehe Honky Tonk (Country Musik). ein Kneipenfestival mit Live Bands in zahlreichen Städten des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Honky Tonk — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Honky tonk (homonymie). Un honky tonk est un type de bar avec divertissement musical, commun dans le sud ouest des États Unis. Ils sont également appelés honkatonks, honkey tonks, tonks ou tunks. Par analogie, le … Wikipédia en Français
honky-tonk — honky tonker, n. /hong kee tongk , hawng kee tawngk /, n. 1. a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall. adj. 2. Also, honky tonky /hong kee tong kee, hawng kee tawng /. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a honky tonk: a honky… … Universalium
honky-tonk — a. Pertaining to or resembling a honky tonk. [PJC] 2. (Music) Pertaining to a style of ragtime piano music having a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, accompanied by a bass in strict two four or four four time. It is often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Honky-Tonk\(y\) — [amerikanisch, hɔȖkɪ tɔȖk(ɪ)], in den Südstaaten der USA verbreitete Bezeichnung für Kneipen; in diesem Sinne identisch mit dem Begriff Barrelhouse (Barrelhouse Piano). Vor allem nach der Aufhebung der Prohibition (Alkoholverbot) Anfang 1933… … Universal-Lexikon
honky-tonk — honky tonk1 [ˈhɔŋki tɔŋk US ˈha:ŋki ta:ŋk, ˈho:ŋki to:ŋk] n AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from the sound of the music] a cheap bar where ↑country music is played honky tonk 2 honky tonk2 adj honky tonk music/piano a type of piano music… … Dictionary of contemporary English
honky-tonk — n. 1. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment; a cheap and tawdry nightclub. Syn: barrelhouse. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A district in which honky tonks[1] are found. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
honky-tonk — (izg. hȍnki tȍnk) m DEFINICIJA 1. neugledni barovi na jugu SAD a gdje se slušala »primitivna« crnačka glazba 2. glazb. tradicionalni country stil; od ranih 1950 ih karakterističan po jednostavnom (često socijalno obojenom) tekstu i… … Hrvatski jezični portal
honky-tonk — ☆ honky tonk [hôŋ′kē tôŋk΄ ] n. [< ?] 1. [Old Slang] a cheap, disreputable, noisy cabaret or nightclub 2. Slang a bar, esp. one where country music is played adj. RICKY TICK; specif., designating such music played on a piano adjusted to give a … English World dictionary
honky-tonk — cheap night club, by 1898, Southern U.S., of unknown origin. As a type of music played in that sort of low saloon, it is attested from 1921 … Etymology dictionary
