clubbism

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noun

clubmanship; cliquishness

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Meanings

nounclubbism (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableclubmanship; cliquishness

    The unwholesome clubbism of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society was prominently noticed by us upon the occasion of the exclusion of Dr. Murphy from the Council, notoriously upon the ground of his not belonging to the College of Physicians of London.

    1853, Association Medical Journal, volume 1, page 1028

Origin

From club + -ism.

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APA

clubbism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clubbism

MLA

“clubbism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clubbism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clubbism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clubbism.

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