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clubbing

clubbing

5 3.4
Going to nightclubs to dance and meet people
  • noun
  • /ˈklʌbɪŋ/
  • Informal
translation icon : salir de fiesta
  • On Friday nights, I love going out clubbing with my friends to dance and enjoy the music.
  • go clubbing
  • clubbing night

So they're going out clubbing, they're not taking you.

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Examples

  • Dressed for a night of clubbing.

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  • I probably go out clubbing maybe once every three months.

  • I mean, what part of this is more fun than a weekend clubbing in the city?

  • What's the clubbing scene like, where you live, then?

  • I didn't know they wanted to take us clubbing.

  • Why, you need some primping time before you go out clubbing?

  • I love going clubbing, but I don't think it's particularly fun to describe the night in detail.

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  • On a more serious note, I am not a big purse gal; I love to go clubbing, and a purse is a major inconvenience.

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  • Chippewa Street, downtown's clubbing hotspot, is also only blocks away.

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  • It seems they got in just before Tru owners Luminar imploded and have turned what could have easily become an empty space into a unique clubbing bar that people are genuinely excited to go to.

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Synonyms

night out
vsclubbing
91 2.6

An evening spent with friends outside the home, for example at a bar or restaurant

focuses on dancing and music at late night venues rather than general outings
nightlife
vsclubbing
29 3.1

Things people do at night for fun, like going to bars and clubs

refers to going out specifically to dance and enjoy music late at night
pub crawl
vsclubbing
  • Informal
4 6.8

A group visiting several pubs or bars and having a drink at each

focuses on dancing and music at late venues rather than group pub visits
bar-hopping
vsclubbing
  • Informal
1 3.7

Visiting several bars in one night to drink and socialize

involves dancing and music at late venues rather than moving between bars

Antonyms

abstinence
  • NSFW
63 6.4

Choosing not to do things like drinking alcohol or having sex

How Aggressive

to mosh
  • Slang
1 9.0
slam dance
  • Jargon
8.8
clubbing
  • Informal
5 3.4

Surface Forms

clubbing singular
clubbings plural

Morphology

clubbing = club (transparent) = club + ing

This is a straightforward noun formed from 'club' + '-ing', referring to the activity of going to clubs.

Etymology

Clubbing (going out) comes from the noun club, a place where people meet to dance, listen to music, or socialise. So, to go clubbing is simply to go to those 'clubs' to dance and meet people.