Club Med

English

Etymology

From the French travel operator Club Med, short for Club Méditerranée, from club+Méditerranée (“Mediterranean”)

Proper noun

Club Med

1. (politics, humorous, sometimes derogatory) The EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
   • 2011 July 16, William Keegan, “‘Club Med’ countries have spoiled the eurozone party”, in The Guardian‎:

     One nation that was invited to join with more enthusiasm than the invitations to the Club Med was the United Kingdom.

Noun

Club Med (plural Club Meds)

1. (genericized trademark) A luxury vacation beach resort.
2. (genericized trademark, humorous) A low-class decrepit beach resort.

Derived terms

• Club Fed