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| bistro |
a small bar, café, or nightclub. |
| cabaret |
a nightclub or restaurant that provides food, liquor, and live entertainment. |
| club |
an establishment that is open late at night and provides food, drink, and usu. entertainment; nightclub. [1/7 definitions] |
| disco |
a nightclub for dancing, usu. to recorded music; discotheque. [1/4 definitions] |
| discotheque |
a nightclub for dancing, usu. with recorded, amplified music; disco. |
| dive |
(informal) a shabby or disreputable bar or nightclub. [1/12 definitions] |
| floor show |
a program of entertainment in a nightclub. |
| honky-tonk |
a noisy, cheap dancehall, bar, or nightclub. [1/3 definitions] |
| hot spot |
a popular, lively nightclub, vacation area, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| joint |
(informal) a bar or nightclub, often one that is considered somewhat disreputable. [1/13 definitions] |
| key club |
a private nightclub to which each member has a key. |
| roadhouse |
a bar, restaurant, or nightclub on a country or suburban road. |
| routine |
a set piece that is often or regularly performed by an entertainer such as a nightclub comedian. [1/7 definitions] |
| showgirl |
a chorus girl or similar entertainer, often elaborately costumed, who appears in a nightclub act or similar performance for primarily decorative purposes. |
| speakeasy |
a bar or nightclub where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally, as during Prohibition in the United States. |
| supper club |
a nightclub, esp. a luxurious one serving fine foods and liquors. |
| table-hop |
(informal) to move from table to table to visit and talk at a party, nightclub, restaurant, or the like. |
| tourist trap |
a shop, restaurant, nightclub, or the like that charges high prices to tourists. |
| variety show |
a show on television, in a nightclub, or in a theater that is composed of different kinds of acts such as songs, dances, and comic skits. |
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