JUKEBOX


Meaning of JUKEBOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjük-ˌbäks ]

noun

Etymology: from dialect jukehouse brothel, from juke to have sexual intercourse with, of Atlantic Creole origin; akin to Jamaican English juk to poke, stab, Krio chuk

Date: 1939

: a coin-operated phonograph or compact-disc player that automatically plays recordings selected from its list

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.