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glee club

American  

noun

  1. a chorus organized for singing choral music.


glee club British  

noun

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of glee club

First recorded in 1805–15


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“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

Right now, Michele said, she is focused on what’s in front of her: inhabiting the role, and this time, doing it as a wife and mother rather than a fame-hungry former glee club captain.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

Our review of “A Lingering Reek” warned of plot spoilers but neglected to include them: Clive hid the doorknobs; Aunt Janice is really Audrey’s nephew; and Doris murdered the glee club.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022

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

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