clubbable

American

[kluhb-uh-buhl] / ˈklʌb ə bəl /

Or clubable

adjective

fit to be a member of a social club; sociable.

clubbable British

/ ˈklʌbəbəl /

adjective

suitable to be a member of a club; sociable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of clubbable

First recorded in 1775–85; club + -able

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clubbable

I was obviously more clubbable than I had imagined.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2018

Mr. Weaver, while respected by his peers, isn’t a clubbable Washingtonian.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2016

Unfortunately, the pubby, clubbable middle-aged man jostles for tediousness with the lycra-encased fitness bore.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2015

He already has a growing band of champions, led by Ben Wallace, the MP for Wyre and Preston North; yet he is less clubbable than he seems.

From Economist ● Apr. 23, 2015

I suppose I am not, as Johnson said, a "clubbable" man.

From What I Remember, Volume 2 by Thomas Adolphus Trollope

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