nightclub

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noun

night·​club ˈnīt-ˌkləb 

: 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

Synonyms

Noun

• bistro
• boîte
• cabaret
• café
• cafe
• club
• nightspot
• nitery
• niterie
• roadhouse
• supper club

Examples of nightclub in a Sentence

Noun

decided to go dancing at a local nightclub after the long dinner and movie

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

For their night at The Box nightclub, Swift wore a Clio Peppiat Lucina Embellished Stretch-mesh black minidress, which, at the time, retailed for $2,335. —Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024

In 2020, a nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Club Q, was similarly attacked, leaving five people dead and injuring 17 others. —Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1871, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1929, in the meaning defined above

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