clubby

[kluhb-ee]

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adjective, club·bi·er, club·bi·est.

characteristic of a club: The room had a warm, clubby atmosphere.

very friendly; intimate; chummy: He became clubby with the bartender, who slipped him many free drinks.

socially exclusive; cliquish: Their group is very clubby and unfriendly.

inclined to join clubs.

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Origin of clubby

First recorded in 1855–60; club + -y¹

Related formsclub·bi·ly, adverbclub·bi·ness, noun

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Contemporary Examples of clubby

GLOBAL FRATERNITY The Mostly Male Face of Davos The World Economic Forum is like a fraternity—loud, clubby, and male.
The Buzz of Davos
David Kirkpatrick
January 27, 2011
But here we have the original home that used "Sandstorm" for clubby Christmas light display in 2006.
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The Daily Beast Video
December 17, 2010
Gavin previously asserted that Reliable Sources had a "clubby" atmosphere and repeatedly uses a select few Beltway guests.
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The Daily Beast Video
July 4, 2010

Historical Examples of clubby

Morgan knocked the ashes out of his short, clubby little pipe, put it in his shirt pocket behind his badge, and went on.
Trail's End
George W. Ogden
It was built on the lines of a gigantic centipede, with two rows of clubby oars beneath, and ranked as the popular favourite.
The Secret of the League
Ernest Bramah
We could of talked to plenty o' people here, all right; they were as clubby a gang as I ever seen.
Gullible's Travels, Etc.
Ring W. Lardner
An' it's too broad an' clubby f'r a grizzly, an' the claws are too long f'r the length of the foot.
The Grizzly King
James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for clubby

clubby

adjective -bier or -biest

sociable, esp effusively so

exclusive or cliquish

Derived Formsclubbily, adverb

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Word Origin and History for clubby

adj.

"of a social disposition," 1859, from club (n.) in the associative sense + -y (2). Related: Clubbily; clubbiness.