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disco

noun

Definition of disconext
as in discotheque

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Recent Examples of disco While the 1960s and ’70s informed the upstairs space, downstairs leans toward the ’70s and early ’80s, where the atmosphere is nightlife-driven and the musical focus is Italian disco. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 The rock kids, the funk kids, the disco-ers, the club rats are all fleetingly conjoined by one pair of highly attuned ears loitering on the streets. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Their day began with the country sounds of the River Road Trio and continued with a set of classic rock, pop and disco covers by Bottomz Up. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Selena’s background was in Tejano, yet she was heavily influenced by heavy-hitters in pop, disco and R&B — namely Jody Watley, Janet Jackson and Donna Summer. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 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
  • His friends pushed him to be bold and climb onto the platforms at Badlands nightclub typically reserved for professional go-go dancers.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lobby featured a multi-story atrium and a nightclub with dancers, a show and dinner.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • Cruz surfaces in it as a bawdy cabaret singer, a role the size of a cameo that critics off the Croisette and now here at Telluride have already tagged a scene-stealer.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • While all of the women found their respective moment to shine, no one rose to the occasion quite like Luann de Lesseps, who seemingly decided on her own that Kyle’s white party would be the perfect backdrop for a cabaret performance like none other.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabaret

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“Disco.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disco. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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