The difference between Disco and Nightclub

When used as nouns, disco means , a nightclub for dancing, whereas nightclub means a public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music and/or dancing.

When used as verbs, disco means to dance disco-style dances, whereas nightclub means to visit a nightclub (or nightclubs) for entertainment.

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  1. Disco as a noun (countable, slightly, dated):

    , a nightclub for dancing.

  2. Disco as a noun (uncountable):

    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.

  1. Disco as a verb (intransitive):

    To dance disco-style dances.

  2. Disco as a verb (intransitive):

    To go to discotheques.

  1. Nightclub as a noun:

    A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music and/or dancing.

  2. Nightclub as a noun (Philippines):

    A strip club.

  1. Nightclub as a verb:

    To visit a nightclub (or nightclubs) for entertainment.

    Examples:

    "Our first night in the big city we went out nightclubbing. The next morning we stayed in hung over."

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