dis·co
ˈdi-(ˌ)skō 
plural discos
1
: a nightclub for dancing to live and recorded music
2
: popular dance music characterized by hypnotic rhythm, repetitive lyrics, and electronically produced sounds
see disc-
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 19 June 2024
The new bar, a 1,335-square-foot space, pays tribute to New York City in the 1980s, with glass blocks and disco balls and plenty of purple neon.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2024
Marlena Shaw, who cultivated a sultry stage presence and husky voice from the final echoes of the big-band era, to the go-go Playboy Clubs of the 1960s, to the rise of funk, to disco and finally to the modern cabaret circuit, died on Jan. 19.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Noun
After the couple enjoyed their first dance in front of the palace house façade, the mood changed as guests headed to the dance floor lit up by a disco ball and the full moon.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 19 June 2024
The new bar, a 1,335-square-foot space, pays tribute to New York City in the 1980s, with glass blocks and disco balls and plenty of purple neon.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Verb
In the Village People disco musical Can’t Stop the Music (1980), directed by Nancy Walker of Rhoda fame, Rush played the mother of Bruce Jenner’s character.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2024
Marlena Shaw, who cultivated a sultry stage presence and husky voice from the final echoes of the big-band era, to the go-go Playboy Clubs of the 1960s, to the rise of funk, to disco and finally to the modern cabaret circuit, died on Jan. 19.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Disco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disco. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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