silent discon.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪlənt ˈdɪskəʊ/,

/ˌsʌɪln̩t ˈdɪskəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪlən(t) ˈdɪskoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silent adj., disco n.¹

Etymology: < silent adj. + disco n.¹

An event or party, usually held in a club or similar venue, at which attendees use headphones to listen and dance to music.Originally attendees listened to their own music using personal portable music players. Now silent discos typically provide wireless headphones over which music is transmitted to attendees.

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1971 Bakersfield Californian 27 Sept. 3/1 A silent discotheque... A dance hall or discotheque can operate in silence by providing individual earphones that transmit music to dancers and don't disturb other customers.]

1981 Age (Melbourne) 1 Oct. (Green Guide) 10/3 Can you imagine a silent disco where everybody is up dancing but there isn't a note of music in the air?.. It is possible if the patrons wear headphones.

2001 Daily Star (Nexis) 12 Apr. 19 (headline) No noise as clubbers take their Walkmans; the silent disco.

2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 June d1/5 (caption) At the South Street Seaport silent disco on May 22, partiers used wireless headphones to listen to simultaneous sets by live D.J.s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silent disco
释义	silent discon. Brit. /ˌsʌɪlənt ˈdɪskəʊ/, /ˌsʌɪln̩t ˈdɪskəʊ/, U.S. /ˌsaɪlən(t) ˈdɪskoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silent adj., disco n.¹ Etymology: < silent adj. + disco n.¹ An event or party, usually held in a club or similar venue, at which attendees use headphones to listen and dance to music.Originally attendees listened to their own music using personal portable music players. Now silent discos typically provide wireless headphones over which music is transmitted to attendees. ΚΠ 1971 Bakersfield Californian 27 Sept. 3/1 A silent discotheque... A dance hall or discotheque can operate in silence by providing individual earphones that transmit music to dancers and don't disturb other customers.] 1981 Age (Melbourne) 1 Oct. (Green Guide) 10/3 Can you imagine a silent disco where everybody is up dancing but there isn't a note of music in the air?.. It is possible if the patrons wear headphones. 2001 Daily Star (Nexis) 12 Apr. 19 (headline) No noise as clubbers take their Walkmans; the silent disco. 2015 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 June d1/5 (caption) At the South Street Seaport silent disco on May 22, partiers used wireless headphones to listen to simultaneous sets by live D.J.s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981
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