noun General Slang

Juice Joint

/ˈdʒuːs ˌdʒɔɪnt/ · noun · slang

An illegal Prohibition bar, where the 'juice' flowed despite the law.

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Definitions

1

In carnival and grift slang, a stand selling soft drinks, a separate and older sense.

“He ran the juice joint on the midway all summer.”
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2

More loosely, any low-rent drinking den or dive.

“It wasn't a classy club, just a backroom juice joint.”
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An illicit establishment selling alcohol during Prohibition; a speakeasy. 'Juice' was slang for liquor.

“There's a juice joint behind the barbershop if you know the password.”
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Juice Joint In A Sentence

The cops raided every juice joint on the block last night.
Meet me at the juice joint after your shift.
Half the city's money flowed through that juice joint.

Origin & Usage

1920s American Prohibition slang, with 'juice' meaning liquor. Related terms like 'blind tiger' and 'speakeasy' are documented in period newspapers; carnival lexicons attest a parallel 'juice joint' for soft-drink stands.

Variants juice-joint
Tags #1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage#prohibition#nightlife

People Also Ask

What was a juice joint?

An illegal bar or speakeasy during American Prohibition, where 'juice' meant alcohol.

How is a juice joint different from a blind tiger?

Both were illegal Prohibition drinking spots. 'Blind tiger' and 'blind pig' often implied you paid to see a curiosity and got a drink 'free' to skirt the law.

Did juice joint mean anything else?

Yes, in carnival slang it meant a soft-drink concession stand, an older and separate usage.

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