Disco

Definitions

1. Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable
2. discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
   US, informal
3. 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
4. discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
   US, informal
5. A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
   British, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Burn down the disco / Hang⟳ the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play⟳ / It says nothing to me about my life”

“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.””

“You don't need⟳ to worry⟳ about these details at the complaint stage⟳, we can get⟳ them in disco.”

“Has the disco come⟳ in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.”

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