Meaning & use
social club
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Meanings
nouncountable
An organization or venue where members meet for fun, friendship and shared interests rather than business.
Grammar: Countable: join a social club, three social clubs.
Patterns
- join a social club
- member of a social club
My father plays dominoes at the local social club every Friday.
She joined a social club to make friends after moving to town.
The village social club hosts a quiz night on Thursdays.
nouncountable
A group at a school or workplace that arranges parties, trips and other casual activities.
Grammar: Countable: the company social club.
Patterns
- run a social club
- the staff social club
The staff social club organized a summer picnic.
Our college social club runs a film night every month.
Word forms
| plural | social clubs |
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Common combinations
- join a social club
- He joined a social club after retiring.
- working men's social club
- The brass band practices at the working men's social club.
- social club membership
- Social club membership costs ten pounds a year.
- run a social club
- She helps run a social club for seniors.
Synonyms and how they differ
- society
- A society usually has a particular shared interest, while a social club is mainly about getting together.
- association
- Association sounds more formal and may have professional aims.
- clubhouse
- Clubhouse is the building itself, not the group of members.
- circle
- Circle is a small informal group of friends and has no official membership.
Word family
Commonly confused: social club or social media?
social club vs social media
Social media means online platforms, not a place where you meet in person.
Practice
Which of these would you most likely find at a social club?
Choose one answer.
Social clubs offer casual events such as quiz nights. The other options are formal places for law, medicine or border control.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “social club”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.