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disco

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪskəʊ/
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Definition of disco

noun (plural discos)

  • 1a club or party at which people dance to pop music: on Friday evenings, he often attended a disco with school friends
  • the lighting and sound equipment used at a disco:no one knows how to waltz so I’ve ordered a disco

verb (discoes, discoing, discoed)

[no object]
  • attend or dance at a disco:she filled every hour of the day playing tennis, or discoing with friends

Origin:

1960s (originally US): abbreviation of discotheque

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Definition of disco in the US English dictionary
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