nightspot

[nahyt-spot]

noun

1. a nightclub.

nightspot

/ ˈnaɪtˌspɒt /

noun

1. an informal word for nightclub

Word History and Origins

Origin of nightspot¹

First recorded in 1935–40; night + spot

Example Sentences

Jimenez said the laid-back nightspot would not be taking any extra precautions due to the looming tsunami and would close at midnight as usual.

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The Forum Club became one of the city’s hottest nightspots.

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The fact that such a violent crime could occur in one of the Netherlands' busiest nightspots without witnesses coming forward continues to confound investigators.

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Until the mid-1960s, most of the city’s resorts, nightspots and country clubs were off-limits to patrons of color and Jews.

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Ahead of this week’s performance, Williams spent from April 9-13 performing at the Café Carlyle, the celebrated Upper East Side nightspot where Bobby Short entertained New York’s high society from 1968-2004.

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Related Words

• dance hall 
• nightclub