in-crowdn.

Brit.

/ˈɪnkraʊd/,

/ˈɪŋkraʊd/, U.S.

/ˈɪnˌkraʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in adj., crowd n.³

Etymology: < in adj. + crowd n.³

A small group of people perceived by others to be particularly fashionable, informed, or popular.rare before the mid 20th century.

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1893 Agora Jan. 264 Among the idiosyncracies of modern political methods, we notice a disposition to bunch men into ‘crowds’... We have the ‘State House crowd’ and the ‘Court House crowd’, the ‘out crowd’ and the ‘in crowd’.

1967 Eng. Jrnl. 56 319/2 Unfortunately getting along with teachers and being in the ‘in crowd’ isn't quite as easy as it sounds.

1970 Times 9 May (Suppl.) 26/4 The in-crowd calls it [sc. Casablanca] ‘Casa’, and I offer the information here for anyone who can use it to advantage.

1990 Horse & Pony 13 Sept. 55 Get in with the in-crowd and join the Young Riders Club TODAY.

2011 Esquire Mar. 165/1 This time last year, David was the bookies' and the parliamentary in-crowd's favourite to succeed a defeat-doomed Gordon Brown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in-crowd
释义	in-crowdn. Brit. /ˈɪnkraʊd/, /ˈɪŋkraʊd/, U.S. /ˈɪnˌkraʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in adj., crowd n.³ Etymology: < in adj. + crowd n.³ A small group of people perceived by others to be particularly fashionable, informed, or popular.rare before the mid 20th century. ΚΠ 1893 Agora Jan. 264 Among the idiosyncracies of modern political methods, we notice a disposition to bunch men into ‘crowds’... We have the ‘State House crowd’ and the ‘Court House crowd’, the ‘out crowd’ and the ‘in crowd’. 1967 Eng. Jrnl. 56 319/2 Unfortunately getting along with teachers and being in the ‘in crowd’ isn't quite as easy as it sounds. 1970 Times 9 May (Suppl.) 26/4 The in-crowd calls it [sc. Casablanca] ‘Casa’, and I offer the information here for anyone who can use it to advantage. 1990 Horse & Pony 13 Sept. 55 Get in with the in-crowd and join the Young Riders Club TODAY. 2011 Esquire Mar. 165/1 This time last year, David was the bookies' and the parliamentary in-crowd's favourite to succeed a defeat-doomed Gordon Brown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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