nightspot
See also: night spot
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editnightspot (plural nightspots)
- An establishment that is open late at night, especially one that provides entertainment, such as a nightclub.
- 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks:
- We went to a nightspot where the lights were low
Dined and danced, and I was ready to go
- 1977 December 3, Mark Dean, “Shattered Ears”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 4:
- I simply cannot believe the prevalence of loud music in Boston's gay bars. It's not that I dislike disco, but I tire of leaving the nightspots with ringing ears (and double vision, I might add, due to the silly light shows!)