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Meaning of honky-tonker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Someone who runs or frequents a honky-tonk, or performs in one.
    US, informal
  2. A honky-tonk song.

Examples

“To a redneck honky-tonker, nothing beats a dozen cold beers, a bloody fight and a woman usually in that order.”
“In 1952 she signed with Decca Records and turned out a hit that settled her in as the reigning queen of country music and a prototypical honky tonker—“It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.””

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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