dis·co
ˈdi-(ˌ)skō 
plural discos
1
: a nightclub for dancing to live and recorded music
2
: popular dance music characterized by hypnotic rhythm, repetitive lyrics, and electronically produced sounds
see disc-
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Radical Optimism, released in May 2024, marked the dance pop artist’s first full-length record since 2022’s Future Nostalgia and her departure from her disco era.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2024
Marlena Shaw, who cultivated a sultry stage presence and husky voice from the final echoes of the big-band era, to the go-go Playboy Clubs of the 1960s, to the rise of funk, to disco and finally to the modern cabaret circuit, died on Jan. 19.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Noun
In the clip, the 55-year-old blows out the candles on a three-tiered cake, decorated with pink cowboy hats, disco balls, and sparklers.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Radical Optimism, released in May 2024, marked the dance pop artist’s first full-length record since 2022’s Future Nostalgia and her departure from her disco era.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
In the Village People disco musical Can’t Stop the Music (1980), directed by Nancy Walker of Rhoda fame, Rush played the mother of Bruce Jenner’s character.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2024
Marlena Shaw, who cultivated a sultry stage presence and husky voice from the final echoes of the big-band era, to the go-go Playboy Clubs of the 1960s, to the rise of funk, to disco and finally to the modern cabaret circuit, died on Jan. 19.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Disco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disco. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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