How to pronounce “honky-tonk”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (US) A bar or nightclub that caters to Southern patrons and provides country music for entertainment.
• (dated) Any cheap nightclub.
• (dated, uncountable) The type of music typically played in such a club.
• (music, uncountable) A style of country music emphasizing traditional country instruments (e.g., guitar, steel guitar and fiddle); a rough, nasal vocal style; and tragic themes such as heartbreak, infidelity and alcoholism often associated with patrons of honky-tonks.
• [Adjective]
• Of a sound, having a timbre or tone that is tinny or nasal, said especially of a honky-tonk piano.(This entry needs a sound clip exemplifying the definition.)

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