mirror ball

British

noun

a large revolving ball covered with small pieces of mirror glass so that it reflects light in changing patterns: used in discos and ballrooms

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In the music video for her summer smash Dance The Night, a giant mirror ball dislodged itself from the ceiling and shattered on the floor.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

But the fiasco didn’t unfold in a vacuum, a fact the new “American Experience” documentary “The War on Disco” makes clearer than a twirling mirror ball.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2023

Even “Jackass” mastermind Steve-O and “Honey Boo Boo” herself, Alana Thompson, have gone for the mirror ball trophy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2020

Next week's semifinals will decide who will vie for the mirror ball trophy on November 19.

From Fox News • Nov. 6, 2018

We let the mirror ball dance over us for a while, not saying anything, reclining in the stands.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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