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cliquishness

Variant of clique

noun

a small, exclusive circle of people; snobbish or narrow coterie

Origin: Fr < OFr cliquer, to make a noise: of echoic orig.

Related Forms:

cliquish adjective or cliquey or cliquy
cliquishly adverb
cliquishness noun

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