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nightspot en · NOUN

Etymology

From night + spot.

Meanings

1. An establishment that is open late at night, especially one that provides entertainment, such as a nightclub.
   • We went to a nightspot where the lights were low Dined and danced, and I was ready to go 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks:
   • I simply cannot believe the prevalence of loud music in Boston's gay bars. It's not that I dislike disco, but I tire of leaving the nightspots with ringing ears (and double vision, I might add, due to the silly light shows!) 1977 December 3, Mark Dean, “Shattered Ears”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 4:

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