Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word supper-club.

Examples

  • Mr. Capps says the vibe at Bonnaroo isn't as jarring for boomers as a 1960s festival would have been to folks raised on big bands and supper-club singers.

    Music Without the Mud Jim Fusilli 2011

  • There's something pleasing about the way it eschews all the standard baggage that comes with middle-of-the-road, Radio 2-playlisted artists: no gentle trip-hop breakbeats or cosseting synth washes, no hitmaking songwriters-for-hire buried in the credits, no post-Amy Winehouse retro soul or supper-club jazz scenery.

    Rumer: seasons of my soul – review Alexis Petridis 2010

  • Another reason for the growth of the pop-up and supper-club movement is social networking.

    The London Restaurant Revolution 2010

  • If that's not enough to make anyone want to listen to and look at her in an understated black cocktail dress and high-heeled gold-strap shoes and tresses flowing past her shoulders, then those demanding customers are advised to look elsewhere for their supper-club rewards.

    Hilary Kole Deserves to Be Your Valentine 2010

  • The two most influential ones, run by Stevie Parle and Nuno Mendes, are already out of the pop-up game, although their spirit lives on with regular supper-club events, when the chefs serve multicourse no-choice meals to everyone in their restaurants.

    The London Restaurant Revolution 2010

  • She found early fame as a "sex-kitten supper-club singer" but soon became one of the most outspoken civil rights proponents among entertainers.

    R.I.P. jazz singer Abbey Lincoln; When juggalos attack, Tila Tequila edition; Kanye's Sunday morning jams 2010

  • The background: Almost three years ago to the day, we introduced a supper-club soul act called Jamie Scott & the Town, who were a bit Jamie Cullum for our liking.

    Graffiti6 (No 820) 2010

  • It's just that with looks putting him in the Seal-Usher class, he could encounter a shrewd manager who'd have him unbutton his shirt a bit more in tribute to the young Harry Belafonte and bring forth, presto chango, a supper-club and concert cynosure.

    David Finkle: First Nighter: From Scott Siegel's "Broadway Rising Stars" Some Will Rise, Some Fall, But Which? 2010

  • Ms. Lincoln found early fame as a sex-kitten supper-club singer and made a cameo appearance in the campy 1956 teen film "The Girl Can't Help It," starring Jayne Mansfield.

    Jazz singer, actress Abbey Lincoln dies at 80 2010

  • If that's not enough to make anyone want to listen to and look at her in an understated black cocktail dress and high-heeled gold-strap shoes and tresses flowing past her shoulders, then those demanding customers are advised to look elsewhere for their supper-club rewards.

    David Finkle: Hilary Kole Deserves to Be Your Valentine 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.