nightspot

noun

night·​spot ˈnīt-ˌspät How to pronounce nightspot (audio)

Examples of nightspot in a Sentence

one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band
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Bailey said police responded to reports of gunfire at the nightspot at approximately 2:57 a.m. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 July 2025 Longtime production designer Adam Stockhausen outdoes himself here, creating vivid worlds that run the gamut from exotic, Casablanca-style nightspots to underground-tunnel meeting spaces to treacherous jungle landscapes. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025 This Raleigh nightspot transformed from basement dive to dreamy cocktail bar. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Music and dance are the engine of this musical, which is based on a Cuban ensemble named for a midcentury Havana nightspot and immortalized in a Wim Wenders documentary. Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nightspot

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nightspot was in 1933

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightspot. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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