boîtes

plural of boîte
as in cabarets
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) a funky boîte on Paris's Left Bank that offers hot jazz to a self-consciously cool crowd

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Noun
  • Meanwhile, the second half folds in the aesthetics of Vegas strip cabarets with eerie melodies from movie scores like Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • These flamenco venues originally developed during the 1960s throughout Spain replacing cabarets.
    Emily Cardenas, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Friends since meeting as kids in 1990, the One Battle After Another and Spider-Man stars have been spotted out and about with friends at nightclubs, on boats and at movie premieres over the years.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The shooting follows others in the city’s downtown district, at times in the overnight hours as nightclubs are closing.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though many brands are now opening cafes in their stores, Maison Kitsuné was an early pioneer of café-retail hybrids, particularly in Japan, Loaëc noted.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Here are 37 new restaurants, bars and cafes that are now open in metro Phoenix.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Boîtes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bo%C3%AEtes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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