Idiom
basket house
Meaning
A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We listen to live music at the local basket house every Friday.”
“The young guitarist played a beautiful set at the basket house, hoping the audience would fill his basket with tips.”
“The city's vibrant folk scene thrived in the dimly lit basket house, where performers relied entirely on the generosity of the crowd to earn their keep.”
Examples
simple
“We listen to live music at the local basket house every Friday.”
contextual
“The young guitarist played a beautiful set at the basket house, hoping the audience would fill his basket with tips.”
complex
“The city's vibrant folk scene thrived in the dimly lit basket house, where performers relied entirely on the generosity of the crowd to earn their keep.”
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