jukebox

noun

juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks How to pronounce jukebox (audio)
: 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 The room also had a jukebox loaded with Ellington's music. Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024 Inside the diner there are classic booths, chrome stools and tabletop jukeboxes. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024 Curated by Honey Dijon, the jukebox features songs that capture the rebellious spirit and collective joy of the Stonewall community. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2024 And then Larry would show me an image from April 6, 1968, his jukebox reduced to an unrecognizable rectangle, his floor invisible under mounds of glass shards. Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for jukebox 

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of jukebox was in 1939

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“Jukebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jukebox. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.

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jukebox

noun
juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks How to pronounce jukebox (audio)
: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list

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