honky-tonk

Also honky-tonky of, relating to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk.

characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks.

Music.��noting a style of ragtime piano-playing characterized by a strict two-four or four-four bass, either contrapuntal or chordal, and a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, typically performed on a piano whose strings have been muffled and given a tinny sound.