claque
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French claque (“group of people hired to applaud or boo, claque”, literally “a slap; a clap”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈklæk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophone: clack
- Rhymes: -æk
Noun edit
claque (plural claques)
- (collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.
- 1930 February 23, “Theatre claqueurs in Vienna form union; now get two Wienerwursts for simple applause, six with beer for special ovations”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2021, page 4, column 1:
- The most popular singers have been obliged to give free tickets and even to donate cash, lest the claque retaliate by frantic applause at the wrong moment.
- 1957 December 22, John Briggs, “What every young claqueur should know”, in The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2021, page 53, columns 4–7:
- The claque isn't paid. In fact, claqueurs pay to get in. The inducement is that they can buy standing room for half price, without waiting in line.
- (by extension)
- A group of fawning admirers.
- 1981 December 5, Michael Bronski, “Coming (Out) to Opera”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 6:
- The most obvious gay connection to opera is the cult of the diva. Stauncher even than the fans of Garland of Striesand, the claques of Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland (among others) have been fanatical in their devotion. Going beyond the usual "appreciation stage" the fans glorify and deify their stars: Callas was "La Divina," Sutherland "La Stupenda."
- 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.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo
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group of fawning admirers
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group of people who pre-arrange among themselves to express strong support for an idea
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ “claque, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2021.
- ^ “claque, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”). Sense 5 developped as paying audience members to applaud started at the Paris Opera.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
claque f (plural claques)
- slap on the cheek
- vamp (of a shoe)
- (Quebec) overshoe
- Synonyms: shoe claque, chouclaque
- (sports) thrashing; thumping (heavy defeat)
- (collective) claque (group of people hired to either applaud or boo)
Noun edit
claque m (plural claques)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: claca
- → English: claque
- → German: Claque
- → Italian: claque
- → Portuguese: claque
- → Spanish: claque
References edit
- ^ “claque, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading edit
- “claque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
claque f (invariable)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- claque in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French claque.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: cla‧que
Noun edit
claque f (plural claques)
- (Portugal, sports) supporters (people who support something, especially a sports team)
- Synonym: (Brazil) torcida
References edit
- ^ “claque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “claque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
claque f (plural claques)
Further reading edit
- “claque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014