disco

dis-co · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A style of dance music popular in the 1970s with a strong beat and emphasis on bass.

  2. 2.

    A nightclub or party where people dance to recorded music.

  3. 3.

    Relating to disco music or the disco era.

  4. 4.

    To dance to disco music.

Forms

plural: discos

Related words

See also: dance, music, nightclub
Synonyms: dance club, discotheque, nightclub

Etymology

Shortened form of discotheque, from French discotheque meaning "record library," modeled on bibliotheque (library). The genre emerged in the early 1970s in American nightclubs.