WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
juke′ house′, [Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsa cheap roadhouse.
  2. Dialect Termsa brothel.
  • compare Gullah juke house brothel, Bambara dzugu wicked 1940–45

'juke house' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
juke joint - jukebox

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