vidéoclub

video rental store

noun vee-deh-oh-KLOOB Rare

Usage Note

Vidéoclub was the standard French term for a video rental shop — the equivalent of Blockbuster. The concept is largely obsolete since streaming services replaced physical rentals in the 2010s. The word survives in nostalgic or retrospective contexts, and occasionally as the name of a French music duo who adopted it as their stage name.

Examples

"On louait des cassettes VHS au vidéoclub du quartier."

Natural Translation

We used to rent VHS tapes at the neighbourhood video store.

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