nightspot

noun

night·​spot ˈnīt-ˌspät How to pronounce nightspot (audio)

Examples of nightspot in a Sentence

one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band
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The swanky nightspot — right on the edge of Liccardo’s new district — was packed to the brim with Liccardo supporters and a phalanx of media cameras. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 But in the days before social media and TMZ, making the scene at one of Hollywood’s swanky nightspots was the best way to boost your career, explains entertainment manager Darin Barnes, who helped curate the exhibit. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024 Until the mid-1960s, most of the city’s resorts, nightspots and country clubs were off-limits to patrons of color and Jews. Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024 Martin, who was wounded in the deadly shootout just as K Street nightspots were emptying out early the morning of April 3, 2022, was charged along with younger brother Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton for the murders of three women killed in the gunfight. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for nightspot 

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nightspot was in 1933

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“Nightspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightspot. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.

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