supper club

noun

1. a nightclub, especially a small, luxurious one.

supper club

noun

1. (formerly) a small expensive nightclub

Word History and Origins

Origin of supper club¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

There are more than a half-dozen churches and a smattering of businesses, including a pizza restaurant, a supper club, an antique store, and a Dollar General.

From Popular-Science

A workhorse not a show horse, she’s close to members of the bipartisan women’s supper club who cross party lines all the time.

From The Daily Beast

She tells stories normally reserved for the tables of the supper club, and most importantly, she documents a true Cajun experience.

From Washington Post

The dancers are spread along the thrust stage that bisects the restored, re-glammed swing-era supper club, The Diamond Horseshoe.

From The Daily Beast

I finally wrote a blog post about my time as a Russian supper-club dancer, because everyone always asked about it.

From The Daily Beast

I first met Whitney in 1983, when I went to hear her mother, Cissy Houston, sing at a supper club in Manhattan.

From The Daily Beast

I'm asking Mr. Coakley why he didn't carry out the design we agreed on for the supper club.

From Project Gutenberg

The principal activities of a Supper Club are drinking; dancing; wooing.

From Project Gutenberg

We went to a supper club last night and stayed there till about half past three.

From Project Gutenberg

Lois settled herself to fresh enchantment as the curtain rolled up to disclose the bright halls and staircases of a supper-club.

From Project Gutenberg

I dined with two friends, we went to the Palace, and one of them took me to a supper club.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• bistro
• cabaret
• disco
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• restaurant
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• tavern
• watering hole