CLAQUE


Meaning of CLAQUE in English

[ klak , klα:k ]

■ noun

1》 a group of sycophantic followers.

2》 a group of people hired to applaud or heckle a performer.

Origin

C19: Fr., from ~r 'to clap'.

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