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clubbiness

noun

Etymology

From clubby + -ness.

  1. derived from *klumpô✻
  2. derived from klubba
  3. inherited from clubbe
  4. suffixed as clubby — “club + y”
  5. suffixed as clubbiness — “clubby + ness”

Definitions

  1. A tendency or choice to socialise only within a limited circle.

    • The WASPs’ clubbiness naturally begets insider trading[…].

  2. The state or quality of being clubby, of resembling a small, selective group.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA