honky-tonk
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Wilson and Hodges, an NFL quarterback-turned-entrepreneur, met on a blind date in 2021 that started with a dinner on the water in Hendersonville, Tenn., and ended up at a honky-tonk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I return to Monte Carlo for two reasons: the honky-tonk atmosphere and the green chile cheeseburger.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The songs Stewart wrote carried the flavor of the roadhouse scene; Mr. McDonough likens one of his records to “a beer-stained telegraph from a honky-tonk foxhole.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In more recent history, New Yorkers seeking a honky-tonk experience have flocked to the divey Skinny Dennis in Williamsburg, which opened in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
On the jukebox, Kitty Wells was singing about married men and honky-tonk angels.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
