jukebox
noun/ˈdʒuːkbɒks/
/ˈdʒuːkbɑːks/
- a machine in a pub, bar, etc. that plays a song that you have chosen when you put coins into it (or, in modern machines, pay by card)
- Their favourite song was playing on the jukebox.
Word Origin1930s: from Gullah juke ‘disorderly’ + box ‘container’.Want to learn more?
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