disco
/ˈdɪskoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.78 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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
noun
A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Burn down the disco Hang the blessed DJ Because the music that they constantly play It says nothing to me about my life"
- "She's always in Causton. Pubs and discos... and boys."
- "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.”"
- "The cause of his ill health is left a little obscure, and no wonder, because shortly before his dreadful deathbed scene he's well enough to join the women in a wild night of disco dancing. You have not lived until you've seen Martin Landau discoing."
- "Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting."
- "You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɪskoʊ/
- British English: /ˈdɪskəʊ/
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Intransitive verb
- American usage
- Informal
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.