Definition of DISCO

disco

Meanings

Plural: discos

Noun

  • popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
  • a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
  • Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).
  • 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.
  • discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
  • discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

Verb

  • dance to disco music
  • To dance disco-style dances.
  • To go to discotheques.

Origin / Etymology

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

Synonyms

club, disco music, discotheque, nightclub

Scrabble Score: 8

disco is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
disco is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disco is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

disco is a valid Words With Friends word