Complete Definition of "claque"

English

Etymology
French claquer, to clap one's hands

Noun
claque

  1. A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo
  2. 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.
  3. A group of fawning admirers

Translations
trans-top|people hired to applaud or boo
Catalan: claca f
German: Claque f
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Italian: claque#Italian|claque f
Polish: klaka f
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French

Noun
claque f (plural claques)

  1. slap#English|slap

Italian

Noun
claque f inv

  1. claque#English|claque

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