dancery

D2A1N1C3E1R1Y4

noun

A place for dancing, specifically a nightclub.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noundancery (plural danceries)

plural danceries

  1. A place for dancing, specifically a nightclub.

Origin

From dance + -ery, coined in the song Family Affair by Mary J. Blige (2001).

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APA

dancery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancery

MLA

“dancery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dancery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dancery.

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