Meaning of the word clubbing

1

: the activity of patronizing nightclubs

At three in the morning, it’s a different scene: friends coming off a night of clubbing trade stories of their conquests …—Javier Cabral

2

: the condition of being clubbed

In March, during a life-insurance medical examination, he said, Dr. John C. Greco, a physician in Bridge City, had called to his attention the fact that he had developed finger clubbing.—Paul Brodeur

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That’s all presented alongside stories about the more glamorous aspects of her life, like her famous clubbing and even more famous friends, as well as her entry into modeling, music, TV and movies, resulting in interactions with Hollywood names like Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump.


—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2023




This reminds me of my daytime clubbing days.


—Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2022




But that was entirely my fault for under-clubbing.


—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2021




Festivities consisted of clubbing, dancing and yes, ziplining — and everyone went home with tons of custom merch.


—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 8 Nov. 2021




Below, Gerber talks book clubbing and what she’s been wearing from home.


—Harper’s BAZAAR, 22 Sep. 2020




Fulham’s superiority in the Championship this year has a great deal to do with the clubbing in a position to strengthen its squad following relegation from the Premier League.


—Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022




As for the Bearcats, the 38-point clubbing Houston gave them doesn’t mean a lot in the little picture.


—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2021




The bulbous clubbing of his fingernail beds could indicate chronic pulmonary disease or possibly lung cancer.


—Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2020


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Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of clubbing was
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clubbing

I

1.

present participle

of club I 2.

избиение дубинкой

II

present participle

of club III 2.

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избиение дубинкой

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избиение дубинкой

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1) избиение дубинкой
2) объединение по клубам или партиям; социальная, политическая ассоциация

Новый англо-русский словарь.
2013.

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  • Clubbing — can refer to: Medicine Nail clubbing, a deformity of the fingers and fingernails Clubbed thumb, a genetic deformity of the thumbs Club foot, a congenital abnormality Other Clubbing (subculture), activity of gathering socially at nightclubs Silent …   Wikipedia

  • clubbing — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. klubing] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIa, D. u {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} odwiedzanie w celach rozrywkowych wielu klubów w ciągu jednej nocy : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Clubbing ma doprowadzić do całkowitego oszołomienia, zniesienia… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Clubbing TV — Création 9 janvier 2009 Slogan The World s 1st Channel exclusively dedicated to electronic music, DJs and club culture (La 1ère chaîne au monde exclusivement dédiée à la musique électronique, aux DJs et à la culture club) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Clubbing — Le clubbing (anglicisme, néologisme dérivé du verbe « to club », lui même dérivé de « nightclub », qui désigne une boîte de nuit) est le fait de sortir en discothèque. Ses adeptes sont les clubbers. En tant que mode, le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • clubbing — A condition affecting the fingers and toes in which proliferation of distal soft tissues, especially the nail beds, results in thickening and widening of the extremities of the digits; the nails are abnormally curved nail beds excessively… …   Medical dictionary

  • clubbing — {{＃}}{{LM C46053}}{{〓}} {{［}}clubbing{{］}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Conjunto de clubs nocturnos: • Este clubbing está formado por las tres mejores discotecas de la ciudad y cuenta con los mejores pinchadiscos.{{○}}… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • Clubbing — Unter Clubbing versteht man ein medizinisches Symptom, siehe Trommelschlägelfinger eine spezielle Musik oder Tanz Veranstaltung in einer Diskothek oder an anderen Orten, eine Sonderform ist das Mobile Clubbing Diese Seite ist eine Begriff …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clubbing — Club Club (kl[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clubbed} (kl[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clubbing}.] 1. To beat with a club. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion. [1913 Webster] To club a battalion implies a temporary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clubbing — noun a) An instance of using a club. There was an outbreak of near fatal clubbings in that area. b) A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes. Were going clubbing tonight …   Wiktionary

  • Clubbing — Club|bing [ klab…], das; s, s [engl. clubbing]: 1. größere Tanz , Festveranstaltung einer Disco, eines Nachtklubs o. Ä. 2. das ↑ Clubben (1) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • clubbing — club|bing [ˈklʌbıŋ] n [U] informal the activity of going to ↑nightclubs ▪ She always goes clubbing when she s in New York. >clubber n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Pronunciation
    • 1.2 Verb
    • 1.3 Noun
      • 1.3.1 Translations
  • 2 Polish
    • 2.1 Etymology
    • 2.2 Pronunciation
    • 2.3 Noun
      • 2.3.1 Declension
    • 2.4 Further reading
  • 3 Spanish
    • 3.1 Noun

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklʌbɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ

Verb[edit]

clubbing

  1. present participle of club

Noun[edit]

clubbing (countable and uncountable, plural clubbings)

  1. (countable) An instance of using a club.
    There was an outbreak of near-fatal clubbings in that area.
  2. (countable, medicine) A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes.
  3. (uncountable) The practice of frequenting nightclubs.
    We’re going clubbing tonight.
    I don’t like clubbing.
  4. The development of clubroot in a plant.

Translations[edit]

(countable) instance of using a club

  • Georgian: ქლაბინგი (klabingi) (colloquial)

(medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes

  • Spanish: acropaquia
  • Turkish: clubbing (klubing), çomak parmak

(uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs

  • German: Clubbing (de) n
  • Norman: clob’thie f
  • Polish: clubbing m
  • Portuguese: balada (pt)
  • Spanish: clubbing (es) m

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

clubbing

Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English clubbing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkla.biŋk/
  • Rhymes: -abiŋk
  • Syllabification: clu‧bbing

Noun[edit]

clubbing m inan

  1. (colloquial) clubbing (practice of frequenting nightclubs)

Declension[edit]

Declension of clubbing

singular
nominative clubbing
genitive clubbingu
dative clubbingowi
accusative clubbing
instrumental clubbingiem
locative clubbingu
vocative clubbingu

Further reading[edit]

  • clubbing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • clubbing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

clubbing m (plural clubbings)

  1. clubbing
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clubbing

/ˈklʌbɪŋ/

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clubbing

/ˈklʌbɪŋ/

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Britannica Dictionary definition of CLUBBING

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the activity of going to nightclubs in order to dance, drink alcohol, etc.

  • a night of clubbing

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— often used in the phrases go clubbing or go out clubbing

  • Friday night, we went out clubbing in the city.

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— clubber

/ˈklʌbɚ/

noun,

plural

clubbers

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  • A line of clubbers [=people who go to nightclubs] was waiting at the door.

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An enlargement of the fingertips, which may occur as a result of advanced diffuse interstitial lung disease.

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clubbing

proliferation of soft tissue about the ends (terminal phalanges) of fingers and toes.

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clubbing

See #Seal Clubbing

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(n) a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together(n) a formal association of people with similar interests(n) stout stick that is larger at one end(n) a building that is occ [..]

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