Disco

//ˈdɪskoʊ// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable

    "Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life"

  2. 2
    discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered) US, informal

    "You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco."

  3. 3
    a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music wordnet
  4. 4
    A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights. uncountable

    "And black music became a hot commodity in the form of disco, its lyrics and rhythm laced with a palpable (even ethnic) amiguity, helping people dance and escape their concerns. Even the cry of “burn, baby, burn”, a popular chant during many a 1960s urban rebellion, was co-opted by the times, becoming the chorus for the 1977 dance hit “Disco Inferno.”"

  5. 5
    discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered) US, informal

    "Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago."

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  1. 6
    popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques wordnet
  2. 7
    A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity. British, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance disco-style dances. intransitive

    "The cause of his ill health is left a little obscure, and no wonder, because shortly before his dreadful deathbed scene he's well enough to join the women in a wild night of disco dancing. You have not lived until you've seen Martin Landau discoing."

  2. 2
    dance to disco music wordnet
  3. 3
    To go to discotheques. intransitive

    "Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

Etymology 2

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

Etymology 3

Clipping of discovery.

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