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

It’s got the red vinyl booths and the jukebox and everything. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025

Wall-to-wall wood paneling, plaid carpeting, low ceilings, warm lighting, a jukebox, and a pool table that was always busy. —The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025

Celebrating Presley's legacy without being overly fawning, this jukebox drama is a testament to Luhrmann's singular talents as a filmmaker. —Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024

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

Rhymes for jukebox

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• equinox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks
• blocks
• blocs

Kids Definition

jukebox

noun

juke·​box ˈjük-ˌbäks 

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