honky-tonk
/ˈhɒŋkɪtɒŋk/noun
informal <非正式>
1
- chiefly US 〈主美〉a cheap or disreputable bar, club, or dance hall低级或名声不好的酒吧(或夜总会、舞厅)。
1.1
- as modifier squalid and disreputable脏乱的, 道德败坏的, 声名狼藉的:
a honky-tonk beach resort.
声名狼藉的海滨度假地。
2
- mass noun [often as modifier] ragtime piano music雷格泰姆钢琴乐曲。
词源
late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.