disco

noun

Definition of disconext
as in discotheque

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Recent Examples of disco This week, the Beatles, a band that broke up before Watergate, disco, punk, Star Wars, MTV, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, will release a new song. — Eric Spitznagel, Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026 There’s everything from bebop and blues to disco, funk, and reggae. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Above a gargantuan television hung on the rear wall, a disco ball levitated inside a regulation-size hoop. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 That collaboration sparked Lambert’s passion for songs that blend equal parts glitzy disco and classic country. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 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
  • Making a brief trip to his native Gotham before production of his next movie begins, Matt makes the mistake of succumbing to the advances of a gorgeous young woman on the dance floor of a nightclub.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Cesar Contreras remembers many nights waiting in line to get into Club Europe, a nightclub that opened in the aftermath of Atlanta playing host to the Centennial Olympics Games.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • Penélope Cruz arrives for a few scenes as a wartime cabaret singer — her performance for a group of cheering soldiers is a burst of bawdy energy.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Brand, then a rising stand-up comedian, was performing in a cabaret on the fringe of the conference in the English coastal town of Bournemouth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cabaret

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