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jukebox

[ jook-boks ]

noun

  1. a coin-operated phonograph, typically in a gaudy, illuminated cabinet, having a variety of records that can be selected by push button.


jukebox

/ ˈːˌɒ /

noun

  1. a coin-operated machine, usually found in pubs, clubs, etc, that contains records, CDs, or videos, which are played when selected by a customer
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jukebox1

1915–20; juke 2 ( joint ) + box 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jukebox1

C20: from Gullah juke bawdy (as in juke house brothel) + box 1
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In fact, “Better Man” might work better on the London stage as a jukebox musical than in cinemas.

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Today we all walk around with the equivalent of portable jukeboxes in our hands, able to access virtually every song known to man for ourselves and our children.

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Just behind the retail space is the office for the Licorice Pizza Records label, a comfortable work area with a jukebox, a couch and a large painting of Nina Simone.

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In particular, “Folie à Deux” grossly underestimates the storytelling power of the jukebox musical, which arranges existing music into a new narrative.

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Firing up her jukebox karaoke machine, this newly turned 60-year-old raps by way of introduction, “But I ain’t never killed a man that didn’t deserve it.”

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