a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.

Also, honky-tonky

characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks

the honky-tonk part of town.

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.

to visit or frequent honky-tonks.