noun
jukebox
JOOK-boks
noun
1
A coin-operated machine that plays a chosen song from its collection of records or discs.
"They dropped a few coins in the jukebox and picked an old rock song."
How to Use Jukebox
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe classic coin-fed machine in diners and bars that plays a song of your choice.
Word Forms
jukeboxed past tense, jukeboxes singular
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Etymology
Coined around 1939 from juke (a roadside bar or "juke joint") plus box, replacing older names like "nickel-in-the-slot phonograph."