clubbable
Clubbable is a British adjective describing someone who is sociable, agreeable, and well-suited to being a member of a club — the kind of person others enjoy being around and who fits naturally into social groups.
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Clubbable is a British adjective describing someone who is sociable, agreeable, and well-suited to being a member of a club — the kind of person others enjoy being around and who fits naturally into social groups. The word has a slightly old-fashioned, upper-class register, evoking the culture of London gentleman's clubs where social compatibility was paramount. Samuel Johnson is credited with coining or popularising it. Today it can be used straight or with a slightly ironic flavour.
He was unfailingly clubbable — the sort of man who could walk into any room and leave having made a dozen friends.
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(British) Sociable.
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