jukebox

noun

juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks 

: 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

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

Phrases Containing jukebox

• jukebox musical

Kids Definition

jukebox

noun

juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks 

: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list