"discoish" meaning in English

See discoish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more discoish [comparative], most discoish [superlative]
Etymology: disco + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disco|ish}} disco + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} discoish (comparative more discoish, superlative most discoish)
  1. (informal) Reminiscent of disco music. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-discoish-en-adj-AAF~fSRd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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