/ˈdɪskəʊ/, /ˈdɪskoʊ/
OriginFrom a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.
- abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countableClipping 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”
- uncountableA 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, ”
- British, countable, uncountableA dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
- US, informaldiscovery (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.”
- US, informaldiscovery (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.”
- intransitiveTo 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 no”
- intransitiveTo 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.”
Formsdiscos(plural) · discos(present, singular, third-person) · discoing(participle, present) · discoed(participle, past) · discoed(past)