glee club

American  

noun

1. a chorus organized for singing choral music.

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glee club British  

noun

1. a club or society organized for the singing of choral music

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Etymology

Origin of glee club

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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glee club

“Like, I really taught ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ to my junior high school girls’ glee club to get their attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025

Or, Dartmouth could stop treating the players like employees and downgrade the teams to club status, like the glee club and the other self-funded student organizations that look more like hobbies than jobs.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

In David Spade’s comedy “Dickie Roberts, Former Child Star,” Mr. Dow sang in the front row of a glee club of former child stars.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2022

The morning had a celebratory air — two bands, a glee club and speeches awaited the men at Union Station — but it was serious, too.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2020

First there’d be regular church, then a program, then a glee club competition, then another sermon, then different choirs would sing.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose