A genre of dancemusic that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.
Verb
To dance disco-style dances.
To go to discotheques.
Origin
From a shortening of discotheque, from French discothèque.
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