HONKY-TONK

I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1894 a usually tawdry nightclub or dance hall, a district marked by places of cheap entertainment, country music that has a heavy beat and lyrics dealing usually with vice or misfortune, ~er noun II. adjective Date: circa 1920 of, used in, or being a form of ragtime piano playing performed typically on an upright piano, marked by or characteristic of ~s