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YOOTHKL-ub/ˈjuːθ klʌb/

A youth club (id: youth-club) is a local UK club where young people meet for games, music, and a safe evening out, often in a village hall or community centre. A sports club is for one sport; a youth club is social. Go to youth club (the article is often dropped). Countable as an organisation.

Meaning

A local club where young people meet for activities and games (UK).

Examples

• “He goes to youth club on Wednesday nights in the village hall.”
• “Youth club is cancelled when the village hall is used for a wedding.”
• “They put a pool table in the youth club and the evenings got busier.”

Good to know

a youth club (UK). Often: go to youth club. Contrast: a sports club / a nightclub (adults).

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