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

They had frequented Ivy City’s nightspots and were mindful of Crummell’s potential and the neighborhood’s proximity to an explosion of new housing at Union Market.

From Washington Post

She moved to London at 16 and then burst upon he swinging '60s scene as a belly dancer in a sleazy nightspot.

From The Daily Beast

They found a table, crowded though the nightspot was, and ordered a bottle of chilled Feteasca.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dance hall
• nightclub