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discotheque

[dis-kuh-tek, dis-kuh-tek] / ˈdɪs kəˌtɛk, ˌdɪs kəˈtɛk /




discothèque


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“Most of these drinks were served in clubs and discotheques… they were brightly colored. If you’re at a discotheque, you don’t want a glass of brown liquor.”

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

With a talented eye for lighting, Villarreal has installed statement pieces throughout the apartment that add warmth and drama, including a glittering 40-inch disco ball that illuminates the living room like a discotheque.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2025

The story went that he liked the discotheque much more than the training ground, and the affair with Bonaccorso and his car crash were symptoms of a deeper malaise.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2023

Moments such as The Beatles dancing to their own music in a discotheque and Lennon playing with toy boats while taking a bubble bath mix with plenty of snappy dialogue.

From Washington Times Aug. 18, 2022

He frequents a discotheque with a $7 entry fee.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

It turns out that the operatic discothèque sound bath — punctuated by human screeches — works just as well on a large scale as a small one.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2023

Behind an unmarked door at Wenwen, a homey Taiwanese restaurant in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, a discothèque awaits: Speakers pump out pop songs in Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese.

From Seattle Times Dec. 31, 2022

That was Mike O’Harro, whose freewheeling parties — and, later, Tramps discothèque — made him the godfather of the D.C. singles scene.

From Washington Post May 26, 2020

Still in disguise, he turned up at a local discothèque, but was refused entry.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2020

He sold theatre tickets, washed windows, and ran a student discothèque.

From The New Yorker Oct. 8, 2018

“Most of these drinks were served in clubs and discotheques… they were brightly colored. If you’re at a discotheque, you don’t want a glass of brown liquor.”

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

Clubs and discotheques will be allowed to reopen, and public institutions will cease to work remotely, the government said.

From Reuters Feb. 23, 2022

Bars and discotheques, closed for the past 16 months, will reopen only in October.

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2021

The scene from the film Saturday Night Fever is now 44 years-old but it remains a crucial moment in the history of night clubs and discotheques.

From BBC May 5, 2021

As he tweeted, "Unable to do anything else today, I did this. One hour of Bowie songs I've played in discotheques over the years."

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2016




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