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cliquemate en · NOUN

Etymology

From clique + -mate.

Meanings

1. One who is a member of the same clique.
   • Eder (1985) observed how early adolescent girls’ need to remain vigilant about their status in the popular clique forced them to approach friendships cautiously. Recognizing their cliquemates—as well as outsiders—as potential competitors for social status, they carefully censured the information they were willing to share with close associates. 2004, B. Bradford Brown, “Adolescents’ Relationships with Peers”, in Richard M. Lerner, Laurence Steinberg, editors, Handbook Of Adolescent Psychology, 2nd edition, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., pages 383–384:

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