Boys' Clubn.

Brit.

/ˈbɔɪz klʌb/, U.S.

/ˈbɔɪz ˌkləb/

Forms: 1800s– Boys' Club, 1800s– Boys Club. Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, club n.

Etymology: < the genitive plural of boy n.¹ + club n.

1. Chiefly with capital initials. Any of various clubs for boys providing organized activities, often run after school hours by a charitable organization; spec. (U.S.) one founded with the aim of offering a safe environment for the recreational activities of young people, esp. vulnerable or deprived children. Also: the premises of such a club.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > club > types of club

penny club1631

country club1679

soaking club1694

fire clubc1744

tea-circle1834

student union1843

Boys' Club1855

house club1893

tennis club1894

service club1898

book club1904

Darby and Joan club1942

1855 S. A. Barnett Let. 9 Aug. in H. Barnett Canon Barnett (1918) I. 173 I did something about Boys' Club for East London.

1884 Christian Union 4 Dec. 541/1 ‘The Boys' Club’ owed its origin to the desire of a Christian merchant of New Haven to do something to elevate the boot-blacks, newsboys, and other uncared-for urchins of the city.

1896 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 32/2 Religion or nationality bars no one from the Boys' Club.

1899 Daily News 26 June 4/7 The ‘settlers’ at Mansfield House look forward to having one of the best-equipped boys' clubs in London.

1922 E. O'Neill Hairy Ape (1923) vii. 64 The interior of the room..resembles some dingy settlement boys' club.

1958 Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bull. 31 Oct. 1 Next event at the Boys Club will be a turkey shoot.

1986 P. D. James Taste for Death I. xi. 87 Father Kendrick had set off for his new city parish—racial mix, boys' club, mothers' union, young people's fellowship.

2007 Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance (Nexis) 25 Sept. a9 The Boys Club of New York—the organization that has been a companion, father, friend and mentor to more than a half-million youngsters in New York City since its inception in 1876.

2. An institution or profession dominated by men (esp. affluent white men), and considered to exclude women, ethnic minorities, or those of low social standing. Cf. old boy n. 5.

ΚΠ

1979 A. Gyorgy No Nukes 221/1 The atomic establishment is a real ‘boys club’.

1980 Globe & Mail (Nexis) 3 June As for the House of Commons, it is still ‘a boys' club’.., said Pauline Jewett, NDP member of Parliament.

1993 Sydney Morning Herald 19 June 46/6 More women politicians would not change the Canberra boys' club.

2002 Time 29 July 52 Those numbers remind us that the movie industry retains at its core a boys' club.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boys club
释义	Boys' Clubn. Brit. /ˈbɔɪz klʌb/, U.S. /ˈbɔɪz ˌkləb/ Forms: 1800s– Boys' Club, 1800s– Boys Club. Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, club n. Etymology: < the genitive plural of boy n.¹ + club n. 1. Chiefly with capital initials. Any of various clubs for boys providing organized activities, often run after school hours by a charitable organization; spec. (U.S.) one founded with the aim of offering a safe environment for the recreational activities of young people, esp. vulnerable or deprived children. Also: the premises of such a club. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > club > types of club penny club1631 country club1679 soaking club1694 fire clubc1744 tea-circle1834 student union1843 Boys' Club1855 house club1893 tennis club1894 service club1898 book club1904 Darby and Joan club1942 1855 S. A. Barnett Let. 9 Aug. in H. Barnett Canon Barnett (1918) I. 173 I did something about Boys' Club for East London. 1884 Christian Union 4 Dec. 541/1 ‘The Boys' Club’ owed its origin to the desire of a Christian merchant of New Haven to do something to elevate the boot-blacks, newsboys, and other uncared-for urchins of the city. 1896 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 32/2 Religion or nationality bars no one from the Boys' Club. 1899 Daily News 26 June 4/7 The ‘settlers’ at Mansfield House look forward to having one of the best-equipped boys' clubs in London. 1922 E. O'Neill Hairy Ape (1923) vii. 64 The interior of the room..resembles some dingy settlement boys' club. 1958 Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bull. 31 Oct. 1 Next event at the Boys Club will be a turkey shoot. 1986 P. D. James Taste for Death I. xi. 87 Father Kendrick had set off for his new city parish—racial mix, boys' club, mothers' union, young people's fellowship. 2007 Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance (Nexis) 25 Sept. a9 The Boys Club of New York—the organization that has been a companion, father, friend and mentor to more than a half-million youngsters in New York City since its inception in 1876. 2. An institution or profession dominated by men (esp. affluent white men), and considered to exclude women, ethnic minorities, or those of low social standing. Cf. old boy n. 5. ΚΠ 1979 A. Gyorgy No Nukes 221/1 The atomic establishment is a real ‘boys club’. 1980 Globe & Mail (Nexis) 3 June As for the House of Commons, it is still ‘a boys' club’.., said Pauline Jewett, NDP member of Parliament. 1993 Sydney Morning Herald 19 June 46/6 More women politicians would not change the Canberra boys' club. 2002 Time 29 July 52 Those numbers remind us that the movie industry retains at its core a boys' club. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1855
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