disco
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disco¹
- /ˈdɪskəʊ/ UK
- /ˈdɪskoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪskəʊ
Where it comes from
From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.
noun discos
- Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”). Burn down the disco Hang the blessed DJ Because the music that they constantly play It says nothing to me about my life
- 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. 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, becomin
- A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
verb discos · discoing · discoed
- To dance disco-style dances. 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.
- To go to discotheques. Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting.
disco²
Where it comes from
Clipping of discovery.
noun discos
- discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered) You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco.
- discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered) Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: discotheque, nightclub, club, glove, drive, disk, mailbox, disc, diskette, floppy, shoebox, box, carton, pandora, discs, disks
Translations
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noun discotheque — see also night club
| Español | discoteca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 디스코 diseuko |
| 日本語 | ディスコ disuko |
| 中文 | 迪斯科 dísīkē, 迪廳 /迪厅 dítīng, 迪吧 díbā, 迪斯科舞廳 /迪斯科舞厅 dísīkē wǔtīng, 迪斯科廳 /迪斯科厅 dísīkētīng |
| हिन्दी | डिस्को ḍisko |
| Português | discoteca |
| Français | discothèque, boîte de nuit |
| Deutsch | Diskothek, Disco |
| Italiano | discoteca |
| Ελληνικά | ντίσκο ntísko, ντισκοτέκ ntiskoték, δισκοθήκη diskothíki |
| Română | discotecă |
| Русский | дискоте́ка diskotéka |
| Tiếng Việt | vũ trường |
| العربية | دِيسْكُو dīskū |
| עברית | דִּיסְקוֹטֶק diskoték |
noun type of music
| Español | disco |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 迪斯科 dísīkē, 迪斯科音樂 /迪斯科音乐 dísīkē yīnyuè |
| Português | disco |
| Deutsch | Discomusik |
| Ελληνικά | ντίσκο ntísko |
| Русский | ди́ско dísko |
| עברית | דִּיסְקוֹ disko |
Talk about this word "disco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disco "disco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disco.Cite this
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title = {disco},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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