disco

noun

Definition of disconext
as in discotheque

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Recent Examples of disco Raman’s crowd skewed whiter, and more Asian, and the music was more alternative and disco. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026 The music was still based on that Philly-soul disco sound, whereas our brand of electronic was totally future — totally future. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026 The grooms broke into a custom disco ball piñata to start the reception. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026 One year, a shopper at Screaming Mimis spiced up their vampire attire by adding ’70s disco accessories. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disco
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disco
  1. discotheque
  2. nightclub
  3. cabaret
Noun
  • The venue, the only art deco building in the historic district, has had many lives, among them as a discotheque in the ‘60s and a theater after that.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Gang bosses had enjoyed surreal luxuries inside — a zoo, a discotheque, a cockfight arena — while directing rackets that had spread across the hemisphere as Tren de Aragua took control of smuggling routes and victimized Venezuelan immigrants.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
Definition of discotheque
Noun
  • Think a giant, twinkling dandelion field; technicolor hopscotch maze; fairy displays everywhere; and snazzy pathways that look straight out of a South Beach nightclub.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Hall’s family settled in Chicago in 1942 after her father scored a steady job at the Rhumboogie Café, a nightclub on the South Side.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • Each show features two stand-ups performing on a small stage in the middle of the Playhouse on Park performance area, surrounded by cabaret-style tables and chairs.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • As a cabaret musician who entertains the troops, Penélope Cruz is a wickedly brassy marvel—vamping up a storm one minute, grumbling about her menstrual cycle the next, and eventually coaxing even Sebastián out of his mopey shell.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of cabaret

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