honky-tonks

plural of honky-tonk

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honky-tonks
Noun
  • Visitors can explore the town, including hotel, doctor’s office, church, blacksmith shop, jail and saloons.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From Bavarian caves to Bohemian beer halls, from Milwaukee taverns to Oktoberfest tents, lagers have always been tied to the vessels they’re served in.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Yamahiro, who also presided over that case, dismissed the lawsuit against the taverns on July 22, online court records show.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • British pubs face closures as cost pressures rise.
    Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In The Rocks, colonial-era sandstone cottages, terrace houses, and historic pubs like the Fortune of War line its cobbled streets—telling the story of early settlement.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Honky-tonks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honky-tonks. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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