disco rice
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Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Some terms have crossed over into pop culture. Art exhibits around the country now feature mongo, New York sanitation slang for salvaged garbage. Other expressions are less than enticing. Disco rice refers to maggots. Urban whitefish are used condoms.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “disco rice” mean?
Maggots.
Is “disco rice” formal or informal?
disco rice is generally slang.