coun·try-club
ˈkən-trē-ˌkləb 
1
: typical, characteristic, or suggestive of a country club
a country-club atmosphere
a country-club prison
2
: having qualities (such as affluence) associated with the members of a country club
a country-club conservative
: a suburban club for social life and recreation
especially
: one having a golf course
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Checkered prints and country-club aesthetics pair with tongue-in-cheek sandwich references to create pieces that feel both nostalgic and wearable.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Staff, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Yun met with Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton, who play country club workers Ashley and Austin, after sitting down with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, who play club general manager Josh Martin and freelance club designer Lindsay Crane-Martin.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The second appears to go in a The White Lotus–esque direction with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a couple whose fight is witnessed by two country-club employees (Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny).
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Checkered prints and country-club aesthetics pair with tongue-in-cheek sandwich references to create pieces that feel both nostalgic and wearable.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
Worker at swanky country club accused of using AI to create explicit photos of teen, police say – Police say a worker at an exclusive, swanky country club has been accused of utilizing artificial intelligence tools to generate explicit and inappropriate photographs of a teenager.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Yun met with Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton, who play country club workers Ashley and Austin, after sitting down with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, who play club general manager Josh Martin and freelance club designer Lindsay Crane-Martin.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Country-club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country-club. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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