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clique
[ klik, kleek ]
noun
- a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to form, or associate in, a clique.
clique
/ klɪk; kliËk /
noun
- a small, exclusive group of friends or associates
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü¾±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü¾±²õ³ó, adjective
- ˈ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü¾±²õ³óly, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³¦±ô¾±Â·±ç³Ü±ð²â ³¦±ô¾±Â·±ç³Ü²â adjective
- ³¦±ô¾±Â·±ç³Ü¾±²õ³¾ noun
- ²õ³Ü²ú·³¦±ô¾±±ç³Ü±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clique1
Example Sentences
“Every institution the size of our agency has cliques,†he said.
They were one of the first cliques — or “sets†— of the Crips to spring up in the area, according to a 1992 Times article.
The allegations centered on the Banditos, said to be a clique of predominantly Latino deputies who sport tattoos of a skeleton with a sombrero, bandoleer and pistol.
Who knew that central to this year's show would be the pronunciation of the word clique?
In the New York Times, Jamelle Bouie observed, "We have a clique of powerful middle-aged men who want nothing more than to be boys," following "a selfish, petulant and narcissistic man-child" of a president.
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