"blue light disco" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 blue light disco.ogg [Australia] Forms: blue light discos [plural]
Etymology: Referring to the blue lights on police vehicles. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue light disco (plural blue light discos)
  1. (Australia) A disco or similar event run by the police for young people, used as a drug- and alcohol-free event and to foster community relations. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-blue_light_disco-en-noun-JFf5x3mn Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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