disco

1 of 3

noun

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

disco

2 of 3

verb

discoed; discoing; discos

intransitive verb

: to dance to disco music

disco-

3 of 3

combining form

see disc-

Examples of disco in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Fake Food Move over disco balls and bows, there’s a new novelty in town. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Nov. 2024

That occurred in the mid-1970s–disco–when she was rediscovered as an Art Deco icon. —Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 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

Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for discotheque

First Known Use

Noun

1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1976, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

disco

noun

dis·​co

ˈdis-kō

plural discos

: a nightclub for dancing to music