night club
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Definition
Noun: A night club is a commercial establishment that is open late at night, providing entertainment such as live music, singers, or dancers, and typically offering facilities for dancing, and often serving food and drink.
Usage
The term "night club" is used to describe a specific type of late-night entertainment venue. It is often written as one word: nightclub. - It refers to the physical location or business itself. - It implies a focus on adult entertainment, socializing, and nightlife.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "to go clubbing": This phrasal verb means to go out to nightclubs, typically to dance and socialize.
- They spent their vacation going clubbing in Ibiza.
Variants and Related Words
- Nightclub (n): The more common, closed-form spelling of "night club".
- Club (n): Can be a shorter, informal term for a nightclub. (e.g., )
- Discotheque / Disco (n): A nightclub for dancing to recorded pop music, a term more common in the late 20th century.
- Cabaret (n): A nightclub providing entertainment, often featuring comedy, song, and dance, sometimes with guests seated at tables.
- Dance club (n): A nightclub that emphasizes dancing, often with a large dance floor and a DJ.
Synonyms
- Nightspot: An informal term for a nightclub or similar late-night venue.
- Bistro (in some contexts): Can sometimes refer to a small restaurant or nightclub, though it primarily means a small, casual eatery.
- Supper club: A type of restaurant that offers entertainment, blurring the line with a nightclub.
Related Phrases
- Club scene: Refers to the culture and collection of nightclubs in a particular area.
- He's really into the downtown club scene.
- Club hopper / Club crawling: A person who goes to multiple nightclubs in one night / the act of doing so.
- We spent the night club crawling along the main strip.
Noun
- a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- don't expect a good meal at a cabaret
- the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
- he played the drums at a jazz club