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Definitions for Clique

[1] a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
[2] Informal . to form, or associate in, a clique.
[3] a small, exclusive group of friends or associates

Words related to Clique

clan, cabal, coterie, faction, posse, gang, mob, Mafia, lobby, set, crowd, club, camp, outfit, crew, crush, society, bunch, organization, circle

Words nearby Clique

clippie, clipping, clipshears, clipsheet, clipt, clique, cliquey, cliquish, clishmaclaver, clisis, clisthenes

Origin of Clique

1705–15; < French, apparently metaphorical use of Middle French clique latch, or noun derivative of cliquer to make noise, resound, imitative word parallel to click1

Words that may be confused with Clique

claque, clique, click, clique

Other words from Clique

clique·less , adjective
cli·quey , cli·quy , adjective
cli·quism , noun
sub·clique , noun

Word origin for Clique

C18: from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers

Synonyms for Clique

cabal, clan, coterie, faction, gang, mob, posse, Mafia, bunch, camarilla, camp, circle, club, crew, crowd, crush, insiders, lobby, organization, outfit, pack, ring, set, society, in-group