jukebox
/ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
noun
A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
noun
Example Sentences
- "Glenn Miller plays more sweet numbers than hot. His greatest success has been with the “juke boxes”, the nickel-in-a-slot automatic phonographs. Miller is easily the most outstanding juke-box artist of 1939."
- ""I love rock 'n roll So put another dime in the jukebox, baby I love rock 'n roll So come and take your time and dance with me""
- "Before you export a movie to tape, double-check the following: Make sure all unnecessary programs are closed, including your e-mail program, MP3 jukebox, and Web browser."
- "Jukeboxes have frequently been compared to the megamusicals and are considered a direct offshoot."
- "Haven't you ever wasted money jukeboxing in the bars that are bathed in pastis and grenadine?"
- "She'd been forty-four, him forty-two when they met, both of them drinking a little too much, both of them fed up with romance. She'd said she'd been jukeboxed half to death."
Etymology
First use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/