Definition of JUKEBOX

jukebox

Plural: jukeboxes

Noun

  • a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
  • A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
  • A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
  • An automated carousel for the storage and retrieval of tapes, CD-ROMs, etc.
  • Ellipsis of jukebox musical.
  • pl. -ES a coin-operated phonograph

Verb

  • To play and listen to music from a jukebox.
  • To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox
  • To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.
  • To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.

Origin / Etymology

1939, juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.

Synonyms

nickelodeon

Scrabble Score: 27

jukebox: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jukebox: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jukebox: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 31

jukebox is a valid Words With Friends word