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Meanings of disco in English

Russian
диско
Portuguese
disco music
Spanish
musica disco
Catalan
disco
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Genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene.

Related terms
диско
Portuguese
discoteca
Catalan
disco
Spanish
disco

A nightclub where dancing takes place.

discoteca
Usage of disco in English
1
But did Miller really need to introduce disco to the South Pole?
Wired
2
In previous years, Electric Picnic was the home of the indie-disco kids.
The Irish Times
3
She said she met the defendant after she attended a teenage disco.
The Irish Times
4
If we missed the last bus home from the disco, we'd hitch.
The Irish Times
5
Totally disco. When he grunts a whole sentence, it's worth waiting for.
The Guardian
6
Soon, everyone can have their own silent disco set-up, thanks to Apple.
The Irish Times
7
Some 841 people attended the disco on the night of the fire.
The Irish Times
8
Down at the B7 disco on Saturday night, the place is hopping.
The Irish Times
9
Politics and passions combined in a combination of post-punk and disco grooves.
The Irish Times
10
The pyramidal museum built in his memory has become a student disco.
The Irish Times
11
They played soul, blues, and disco and the place was getting hot.
The black minutes
12
I had on the same outfit I'd worn at the Christmas disco.
Another life altogether: a novel
13
We are bringing the nostalgia back with this delicious disco chips recipe.
The South African
14
Inside, bar tables, music and disco lights fill an otherwise empty space.
The Guardian
15
These people were inspired a little bit more by funk and disco.
Ebony
16
In the mid-1970s I was running a gay disco on Parnell Square.
The Irish Times
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Translations for disco
Russian
диско
Disco through the time
Disco across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare