honky-tonk
(dated, uncountable) The type of music typically played in such a club.
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<brassy honky-tonk trumpet riff>
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features cowgays, power pop existential crises, honky-tonk trips to the friend zone, and country power pop anthems. The Cowgays Aaron Lee Tasjan Creekbed Carter Hogan Chris Housman Bryan Ru…
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(dated, uncountable) The type of music typically played in such a club.
But I made a vow to the moon and stars / That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars / And kill that man who gave me that awful name
“<brassy honky-tonk trumpet riff>”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This week's Rainbow Ruckus features cowgays, power pop existential crises, honky-tonk trips to the friend zone, and country power pop anthems. The Cowgays Aaron Lee Tasjan Creekbed Carter Hogan Chris Housman Bryan Ruby rainbowrodeomag.com/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(dated) Any cheap nightclub.
New honky-tonks have been popping up across the nation, even in blue states.
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(US) A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.
But I made a vow to the moon and stars / That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars / And kill that man who gave me that awful name
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