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

There will even be a touch of nostalgia with the original jukebox from The Pub At Gateway. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025

These 45s were introduced as a way to spotlight singles and became the product of choice for rock ‘n’ roll fans in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the format used in jukeboxes. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025

Howard then urged Winkler to channel the Fonz and bang on the jukebox behind them both. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024

So Apple decided to release a simple, powerful and free digital music jukebox—a decision that changed music listening and the music industry forever. —Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025

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