Disco

Quick meaning: Disco is a noun meaning (countable, slightly dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

Meaning

(countable, slightly dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

More Meanings

1. (British) A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
2. (intransitive) To dance disco-style dances.
3. (intransitive) To go to discotheques.
4. (US, law, informal) discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
5. (US, law, informal) discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
6. (uncountable, music) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

Example Sentences

Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.

You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco.

Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life

Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting.

Word Forms

• discos
• discoing
• discoed

Synonyms for disco

Depending on context, synonyms include club, nightclub, discotheque.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include discotheque, nightclub, club, glove, drive, disk.

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