nightspot
noun
night·spot ˈnīt-ˌspät 
: nightclub
Synonyms
- bistro
- boîte
- cabaret
- café
- cafe
- club
- nightclub
- nitery
- niterie
- roadhouse
- supper club
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Example Sentences
one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band
Recent Examples on the Web The Petrosyantses’ restaurant is not the only nightspot the mayor is drawn to. 
New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Ricketts will play Frankie Hines, a drag performer who works in the Cozy Corner, a favorite underground gay nightspot of Hawk (Bomer) and Marcus (Aladdin). Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 July 2022 After Larrama left the nightspot, Dumeer spoke with co-owner Jason Kuczynski and then returned to the locker room where the trash can containing Larrrama’s clothing was located, Grass said. Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Three people were killed after gunfire broke out early Sunday morning outside a nightspot in Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 5 June 2022 Eventually there will be Japanese food in the basement, under the vaulted ceilings where hot nightspot Serena burned bright after opening with a party for Stella McCartney in 1999, featuring an impromptu performance by her father, Paul. Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 Comfortable enough to remake itself into a nightspot with great service and a smart soundtrack. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2022 Two of Murphy’s childhood idols, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx, costar in the 1930s-period piece about a wild New York nightspot. CNN, 18 Mar. 2022 Homage was paid at the intimate nightspot in Bel Air by singers and actors including Jackson Browne, Merry Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Wright and Danny Glover. Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2022 See More
New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Ricketts will play Frankie Hines, a drag performer who works in the Cozy Corner, a favorite underground gay nightspot of Hawk (Bomer) and Marcus (Aladdin). Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 July 2022 After Larrama left the nightspot, Dumeer spoke with co-owner Jason Kuczynski and then returned to the locker room where the trash can containing Larrrama’s clothing was located, Grass said. Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Three people were killed after gunfire broke out early Sunday morning outside a nightspot in Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. Julianne Mcshane, NBC News, 5 June 2022 Eventually there will be Japanese food in the basement, under the vaulted ceilings where hot nightspot Serena burned bright after opening with a party for Stella McCartney in 1999, featuring an impromptu performance by her father, Paul. Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 Comfortable enough to remake itself into a nightspot with great service and a smart soundtrack. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2022 Two of Murphy’s childhood idols, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx, costar in the 1930s-period piece about a wild New York nightspot. CNN, 18 Mar. 2022 Homage was paid at the intimate nightspot in Bel Air by singers and actors including Jackson Browne, Merry Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Wright and Danny Glover. Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
nightspot
noun
as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) one of the city's few nightspots featuring a dance floor and a live band Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nightclub
- cabaret
- club
- cafe
- café
- tavern
- bistro
- roadhouse
- pub
- disco
- boîte
- saloon
- supper club
- nitery
- discotheque
- niterie
- barroom
- speakeasy
- key club
- discothéque
- dive
- honky-tonk
- clip joint
- a-go-go
- watering place
- watering hole
- public house
- canteen
