discos

Noun (1)

disco (countable and uncountable, plural discos)

1. (uncountable) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.
   • And black music became a hot commodity in the form of disco, its lyrics and rhythm laced with a palpable (even ethnic) amiguity, helping people dance and escape their concerns. Even the cry of “burn, baby, burn”, a popular chant during many a 1960s urban rebellion, was co-opted by the times...2009, Marcus Reeves, Somebody Scream!, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN
2. (UK) A dance, a social gathering where dancing is the main activity.

Noun (2)

disco (plural discos)

1. (US, informal) discovery (pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
   • You don't need to worry about these details at the complaint stage, we can get them in disco.
2. (US, informal) discovery (materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered)
   • Has the disco come in from the defendants yet? We sent them requests almost six weeks ago.

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