"boys' club" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boys' club.wav Forms: boys' clubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=boys' club}} boys' club (plural boys' clubs)
  1. (informal) A male-dominated organization, especially in business, that excludes or mistreats women. Wikipedia link: boys' club Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sexism Synonyms: old boys' club
    Sense id: en-boys'_club-en-noun-IU-3blF9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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