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claque

(klak)

noun

a group of people paid to go to a play, opera, etc. and applaud
a group of admiring or fawning followers

Origin: Fr < claquer, to clap: echoic

See claque in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A group of persons hired to applaud at a performance.
A group of fawning admirers.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from claquer, to clap

Origin: , of imitative origin

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