What does cliquey mean?

[Wub Wub]

I've seen loadsa peeps use that word, but I've got no [censored] clue as to what it means?

 

 

[RicWorth]

It just means when people aren't willing to socialise outside their own little group and snub people who aren't part of it, i.e their group is cliquey. Well that's the best way I can expalin it anyway.

[Wub Wub]

Oh, so it means they don't like outsiders.

 

 

 

I get it now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TomD]

When you get a rather introverted group, you could describe them as a clique. Some group of friends who don't really like other people coming in and joining their group, etc.

 

Then if a group appears like it's a bit of a clique, then it's said to be "cliquey".

 

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[Wub Wub]

A bit like 4Clubbers then (joke)

[neurotic]

......but are you really?

[Claire DC]

eh??

[CreamyC]

We should thank 4clubbers, thats where scream came from!

 

Or should we?

[alasdairm]

it's a french word: "a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; (especially one held together by common interests, views, or purposes)"

 

it's pronounced 'cleek' but here in the US it's murdered as 'click'

 

alasdair

[Shenlong]

that's how i always thought it ws pronounced but kept on hearing it pronounced "click", all is clear now!

[LiquidEyes]

Yeah cheers for clearing that up alasdairm! I always wondered whether there really was a word "clicky".