Cliques and cliches …. Fine!
Claques on the other hand … :lol:
Just to clarify…
From French claquer (“to clap one’s hands”).
[edit]Noun
claque (plural claques)
A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
A group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea, so as to give the false impression of a wider consensus.
A group of fawning admirers.