disco en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪskəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˈdɪskoʊ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.
Meanings
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(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, qualifier:slightly dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).
alt of discotheque
She's always in Causton. Pubs and discos... and boys.
1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders:Burn down the disco Hang the blessed DJ Because the music that they constantly play It says nothing to me about my life
1986, Morrissey & Johnny Marr, “Panic”, in The World Won’t Listen, performed by The Smiths:
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(uncountable) A 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, baby, burn”, a popular chant during many a 1960s urban rebellion, was co-opted by the times, becoming the chorus for the 1977 dance hit “Disco Inferno.”
2009, Marcus Reeves, Somebody Scream!, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
- (UK, countable, uncountable) A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
postdisco · post-disco · avant-disco · disco perm · disco polo · deader than disco · discomania · silent disco · Eurodisco · disco-style · disco nap · disco stick · Thai disco · mutant disco · discoer · nu-disco · roller disco · space disco · discolike · discofied · antidisco · disco fries · disco ball · disco-dance · disco dancing · disco bunny · discoey · blue light disco · discowear · predisco · disco matanga · disco funk · discoish · disco-like · pre-disco · disco biscuit · cosmic disco · Italo disco · nondisco · disco rice
Descendants
disko · disko · disko · disco · disko · disco · diskoo · disco
Synonyms
Translations (107)
el ντισκοτέκ (discotheque — see also night club) · cmn 迪斯科 (discotheque — see also night club) · th ดิสโก (discotheque — see also night club) · be дыскатэ́ка (discotheque — see also night club) · da diskomusik (type of music) · tr disko (discotheque — see also night club) · sh ди̏ско (type of music) · la discothēca (discotheque — see also night club) · he דִּיסְקוֹ (type of music) · he דִּיסְקוֹטֶק (discotheque — see also night club) · el ντίσκο (discotheque — see also night club) · hy դիսկո (discotheque — see also night club) · eo diskoo (type of music) · fi disko (discotheque — see also night club) · kmr dîskotek (discotheque — see also night club) · km ឌីស្កូ (discotheque — see also night club) · wuu 迪科 (discotheque — see also night club) · pt disco (type of music) · ga dioscó (discotheque — see also night club) · ur ڈسکو (discotheque — see also night club) · fr discothèque (discotheque — see also night club) · mk дискоте́ка (discotheque — see also night club) · sh diskotéka (discotheque — see also night club) · mr डिस्को (type of music) · cmn 迪斯科舞廳 /迪斯科舞厅 (discotheque — see also night club) · cs diskotéka (discotheque — see also night club) · fi diskomusa (type of music) · ru ди́ско (type of music) · pl dyskoteka (discotheque — see also night club) · cmn 迪吧 (discotheque — see also night club) · de Discomusik (type of music) · bn ডিস্কো (discotheque — see also night club) · nb diskotek (discotheque — see also night club) · hu diszkó (discotheque — see also night club) · th ดิสโก้เทค (discotheque — see also night club) · et diskoteek (discotheque — see also night club) · nl disco (discotheque — see also night club) · pt discoteca (discotheque — see also night club) · bg дискоте́ка (discotheque — see also night club) · mn дискотек (discotheque — see also night club) · fa دیسکو (discotheque — see also night club) · es discoteca (discotheque — see also night club) · sv diskomusik (type of music) · tr diskotek (discotheque — see also night club) · vi vũ trường (discotheque — see also night club) · de Disco (discotheque — see also night club) · kk дискотека (discotheque — see also night club) · cmn 迪斯科廳 /迪斯科厅 (discotheque — see also night club) · is diskótek (discotheque — see also night club) · ky дискотека (discotheque — see also night club) · da diskotek (discotheque — see also night club) · tk diskoteka (discotheque — see also night club) · lt diskoteka (discotheque — see also night club) · hu disco (type of music) · cmn 迪斯科音樂 /迪斯科音乐 (type of music) · mi puoro pekerangi (type of music) · cmn 迪廳 /迪厅 (discotheque — see also night club) · yue 的士高 (discotheque — see also night club) · ko 디스코 (discotheque — see also night club) · ru дискоте́ка (discotheque — see also night club) · el ντίσκο (type of music) · nn diskotek (discotheque — see also night club) · ka დისკო-მუსიკა (type of music) · hi डिस्को (discotheque — see also night club) · uk дискоте́ка (discotheque — see also night club) · kmr dîsko (discotheque — see also night club) · mk диско (discotheque — see also night club) · nl discotheek (discotheque — see also night club) · az diskoteka (discotheque — see also night club) · ja ディスコ (discotheque — see also night club) · sq diskotekë (discotheque — see also night club) · lv diskotēka (discotheque — see also night club) · mr डिस्को (discotheque — see also night club) · cmn 迪斯科 (type of music) · hy դիսկոտեկ (discotheque — see also night club) · da disko (type of music) · sh dȉsko (discotheque — see also night club) · el δισκοθήκη (discotheque — see also night club) · sv diskotek (discotheque — see also night club) · ro discotecă (discotheque — see also night club) · fa دیسکوتک (discotheque — see also night club) · sv disko (discotheque — see also night club) · af diskomusiek (type of music) · my ဒစ္စကို (discotheque — see also night club) · fr boîte de nuit (discotheque — see also night club) · sh disco (type of music) · af diskoteek (discotheque — see also night club) · sh ди̏ско (discotheque — see also night club) · eo diskoteko (discotheque — see also night club) · ka დისკო (type of music) · sl disko (discotheque — see also night club) · sh dȉsko (type of music) · sh дискоте́ка (discotheque — see also night club) · de Diskothek (discotheque — see also night club) · sk diskotéka (discotheque — see also night club) · pl disco (type of music) · ar دِيسْكُو (discotheque — see also night club) · fi disko (type of music) · tg дискотека (discotheque — see also night club) · is diskó (discotheque — see also night club) · yi דיסקאָטעק (discotheque — see also night club) · es disco (type of music) · uz diskoteka (discotheque — see also night club) · ka დისკოთეკა (discotheque — see also night club) · sv disko (type of music) · is diskó (type of music) · it discoteca (discotheque — see also night club)