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disco.

Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɪskəʊ/UK/ˈdɪskoʊ/US
  1. Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable
  2. 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.

    uncountable
  3. A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.

    UK · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

verb/ˈdɪskəʊ/UK/ˈdɪskoʊ/US
  1. To dance disco-style dances.

    intransitive
  2. To go to discotheques.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.

noun
  1. discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

    US · informal
    You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco.
  2. discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)

    US · informal
    Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of discovery.

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