disco

¹ American  

[dis-koh] / ˈdɪs koʊ /

noun

plural

discos

1. discotheque.

2. a style of popular music for dancing, usually recorded and with complex electronic instrumentation, in which simple, repetitive lyrics are subordinated to a heavy, pulsating, rhythmic beat.

3. any of various forms of dance, often improvisational, performed to such music.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a disco or disco music.

2. intended for a disco or its patrons.

verb (used without object)

discoed, discoing

1. to dance disco, especially at a discotheque.

disco- ² American  

1. a combining form representing disk or disc in compound words.

   discifloral.

2. a combining form meaning “phonograph record”, used in the formation of compound words.

   discography.

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disco British  

/ ˈdɪskəʊ /

noun

1. 1. an occasion at which typically young people dance to amplified pop records, usually compered by a disc jockey and featuring special lighting effects

   2. ( as modifier )

      disco dancing

2. a nightclub or other public place where such dances take place

3. mobile equipment, usually accompanied by a disc jockey who operates it, for providing music for a disco

4. 1. a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid thump on each beat

   2. ( as modifier )

      a disco record

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Etymology

Origin of disco

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; by shortening

Example Sentences

Corporate outings are up this season, Lacey says, partly because of non-ski offerings like nighttime disco tubing, which features laser lights, music and drinks around fire pits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dubbed the underwater fish disco, for six months a network of speakers have played sounds that deter fish in the Severn Estuary from swimming close to the plant's pipes.

From BBC

The Neuro Night Club disco took place at the Balmoral Hotel in west Belfast - and there are plans for it to become a monthly event.

From BBC

The pounding music and disco lights lent a sense of occasion to the first action of this year's Games in the high-end Italian resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo.

From BBC

Though it was descended from funk and disco and flourished as an underground style in 1980s Detroit and Chicago, rave culture had to be reintroduced to America as an import from Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dance hall
• nightclub
• nightspot