- a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk: a honky-tonk atmosphere.
- characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks: the honky-tonk part of town.
- noting a style of ragtime piano-playing characterized by a strict two-four or four-four bass, either contrapuntal or chordal, and a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, typically performed on a piano whose strings have been muffled and given a tinny sound.
- to visit or frequent honky-tonks.
- US and Canadian slang
- a cheap disreputable nightclub, bar, etc
- (as modifier)
- a style of ragtime piano-playing, esp on a tinny-sounding piano
- a type of country music, usually performed by a small band with electric and steel guitars
- (as modifier)
