claque
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noun
1.
a group of persons hired to applaud an act or performer.
2.
a group of sycophants.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a group of people hired to applaud |
| 2. | a group of fawning admirers |
| [C19: from French, from claquer to clap, of imitative origin] | |
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Claque
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
claque
1864, from Fr. claquer "to clap," echoic. Modern sense of "political followers" is transferred from that of organized applause at theater.
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Example sentences
Among the world's hardest workers way bo numbered tbo convention claque.
Arguably, in fact, they distort that sentiment toward the loudest claque.
On the web you best build an audience by organising a claque and stroking its prejudices.
By now, the sound of ridicule had attracted a claque.
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