clubby

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/ˈklʌbi/

adjective

Congenial; welcoming people as guests.

Similar
clubbishsociableclannishcliquishsnobbishsnobbyprivate
OriginEnglish club ← Middle English clubbe ← Old Norse klubba →
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Meanings

adjectiveclubby (comparative clubbier, superlative clubbiest)

comparative clubbier · superlative clubbiest

  1. Resembling or suggestive of a social club or clubhouse.
    1. Congenial; welcoming people as guests.
    2. Exclusive and cliquey.
    3. Resembling or characteristic of the dance music played at nightclubs.

      With minimalist décor, clubby music, and a strikingly designed bar, Popular stands out not only for its clientele but also for its opium-den atmosphere.

      2004, Laurence Shorter, A Hedonist's Guide to Tallinn, page 120
  2. informalFond of frequenting nightclubs.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveeffusively sociable

Similar
clubbishsociable

adjectivebefitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Similar
clannishcliquishsnobbishsnobbyprivate
Also see
clannishcliquishclubbishprivatesnobbishsnobbysociable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*klumpô
  2. Old Norseklubba
  3. Middle Englishclubbe
  4. Englishclub
  5. Englishclubby

From club + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clubby

chubbyhubbycubbygrubbyscrubbyshrubbynubybubbybubbeflubbyfubbyknubbypubbyschlubbysubbiesubby
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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