nightclub
[nahyt-kluhb]
- Also night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.
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- to visit nightclubs.
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Origin of nightclub
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Related Words
bistro, bar, restaurant, tavern, disco, joint, saloon, cabaret, discotheque, speakeasy, theatre, hideaway, dive, casino, spot, roadhouse, honky-tonk, niteryExamples from the Web for nightclub
Contemporary Examples
In St. Louis, I believe, for a change of clothes and to go to a nightclub.
For her first film, she played a woman caught in a love triangle between a nightclub owner and a country boy.
The rap mogul was one of three people shot early Sunday at West Hollywood nightclub.
New Details Emerge in Suge Knight Shooting at Chris Brown's Pre-VMAs Party on the Sunset StripMarlow Stern
August 25, 2014
And Abercrombie & Fitch is toning down its 'nightclub' vibe.
Andre Leon Talley Packs for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's Wedding; Gucci's Frida Giannini Denies Leaving the HouseThe Fashion Beast Team
May 23, 2014
In 1999 he pleaded guilty to stabbing a record producer outside a Manhattan nightclub.
Historical Examples
First they were a private party at a nightclub, then at a small restaurant.
The Man Who Staked the StarsCharles Dye
To your knowledge, did he have any friends in this circle, the nightclub circle?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Although, the name of Ruby associates itself with a reputation of Ruby by—as a nightclub operator in Dallas, quite vividly.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
There was even a nightclub in Lunar City where one highball cost the equivalent of—say—a week's pay for a secretary like Babs.
Operation: Outer SpaceWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
He told—somebody told about Jack Ruby—he went to his nightclub, he never did go to nightclub.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
nightclub
- a place of entertainment open until late at night, formerly offering food, drink, a floor show, dancing, etc, but now usually featuring loud amplified music for dancing
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Word Origin and History for nightclub
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