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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Joint meaning?

Hello,

what does joint mean in hard-rock hamburger joints?

Thank you!

Paula
  

Top answer

Hi, A joint is a slang term for a place. Often a bar or a restaurant. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, A joint is a slang term for a place.
  • Often a bar or a restaurant.
  • Clive
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7 Answers
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Hi,

A joint is a slang term for a place. Often a bar or a restaurant.

Clive
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Thank you!

If "joint" refers to a place, what does hard-rock mean then?
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Hi

It just means a place where you can buy hard-rock hamburgers

Strictly, it is street language. The reason why is probably that some half-respectable places would have rooms that adjoined them; and these rooms were used to sell things that were not respectable (it was a "joint" to the main building). So Dizzy'z restaurant might have a dope-joint

Nowadays, that meaning
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Hi,

a joint that plays hard-rock music - loud rock and roll music with a heavy beat.

Clive
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Hi

There is a brand name: "Hard Rock Cafe" and they sell burgers

I guess it refers to this

Dave
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Hi Clive

I'm not contradicting, just posting across you. You could well be right - there could be joints that sell hamburgers and play hard rock music

Dave
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint

Definition 3.

Since you have not capitalized "Hard Rock", nor anything else, it's not certain that "hard-rock" refers to the famous cafe.

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