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disco
1[ dis-koh ]
noun
plural discos.
- a style of popular music for dancing, usually recorded and with complex electronic instrumentation, in which simple, repetitive lyrics are subordinated to a heavy, pulsating, rhythmic beat.
- any of various forms of dance, often improvisational, performed to such music.
adjective
- of or relating to a disco or disco music.
- intended for a disco or its patrons.
verb (used without object)
discoed, discoing.
- to dance disco, especially at a discotheque.
disco
/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- an occasion at which typically young people dance to amplified pop records, usually compered by a disc jockey and featuring special lighting effects
- ( as modifier )
disco dancing
- a nightclub or other public place where such dances take place
- mobile equipment, usually accompanied by a disc jockey who operates it, for providing music for a disco
- a type of dance music designed to be played in discos, with a solid thump on each beat
- ( as modifier )
a disco record
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disco1
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; by shortening
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disco1
C20: shortened from discotheque
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