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nightspot

American  
[nahyt-spot] / ˈnaɪtˌspɒt /

noun

  1. a nightclub.


nightspot British  
/ ˈnaɪtˌspɒt /

noun

  1. an informal word for nightclub

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nightspot

First recorded in 1935–40; night + spot

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The Nokia 2210, an acrylic on canvas, depicts the comedian's favourite-ever phone, and features a message saying, Snobs?, referring to a legendary city nightspot.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Marcucci raced to the scene, a nightspot called Le Constellation, where Manfredi and some friends had gone to celebrate the start of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Her education was halted by her father's death, leading the musician to teach school in her home state and Washington D.C, but that didn't stop Flack from working as a nightspot performer at a club.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2025

Their names remained unknown until 1979, when a reader wrote to The Times identifying the newsboy as Andrew Azzoni, whose father was a waiter at a nightspot frequented by Troubetzkoy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

Club Envy, the usual Thursday nightspot, was a casualty.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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