nightclub

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noun

night·​club ˈnīt-ˌkləb How to pronounce nightclub (audio)
: a place of entertainment open at night usually serving food and liquor and providing music and space for dancing and often having a floor show

nightclub

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verb

nightclubbed; nightclubbing; nightclubs

intransitive verb

: to patronize nightclubs
nightclubber noun

Examples of nightclub in a Sentence

Noun decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie
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Noun
The musical comedy is about a French gay couple who own a drag nightclub. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 In March 2023, the league suspended Morant for eight games after he was seen brandishing a gun on Instagram Live while at a nightclub in Colorado. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Then, the couple hopped on a Vespa to nightclub Heaven Can Wait—where the real party began with performances by Johnnie Walker, Christeene, and Amber Martin. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024 South Korea, as mentioned above, was able to identify hundreds of new cases that had spread from a cluster of Seoul nightclubs in a matter of days. Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2020 See All Example Sentences for nightclub

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1871, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nightclub was in 1871

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“Nightclub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightclub. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

nightclub

noun
night·​club
-ˌkləb
: a place of entertainment open in the evening and usually serving food and liquor, having a floor show, and providing music for dancing

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