Meanings
nounniterie (plural niteries)
plural niteries
- USA nightclub or nightspot.
Murray's niterie in New York introduced the revolving dance floor.
1980, Ronald L. Morris, Wait Until Dark: Jazz and the Underworld, 1880-1940, Bowling Green University Popular Press, page 211 more example
Many of the bigger Broadway names have been attracted to this niterie because of the novelty of its new entertainment offering.
1934 January 25, “"Playboy Revue" at Club Richman”, in The Ridgewood News, page 24
Origin
From nite and French + -erie, as in eaterie.
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niterie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niterie
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