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[ in-kroud ] / ˈɪnˌkraʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR in-crowd ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Informal.a small, exclusive group of people who are perceived as fashionable or influential: She desperately wanted to be part of the in-crowd. Origin of in-crowdFirst recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby in-crowdincrescent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred, in-crowd, incrust, incrustation, incubate, incubation, incubation patch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for in-crowdThe risk of being laughed at by the in-crowd; they are on their way out, anyway. Boys Don’t Cry: In Praise of Sentiment|Andrew Sean Greer|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST But certainly Romney's most striking remark, from a Palestinian point of view at least, came when he spoke to the in-crowd. Romney Versus the World Bank|Hussein Ibish|July 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST A sneak peek at the guest list also suggests a change in the in-crowd. The Salahis Are Not Invited|Dayo Olopade|May 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST Former contributors to the site attest that the ruling "in-crowd" is a turnoff for new users. The Myth of Wikipedia Democracy|Nicholas Ciarelli|November 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Words related to in-crowdupper crust, high society, upper class, circle, group, lot, society, celebrity, establishment, aristocracy, set, coterie, faction, posse, clique, push, bunch, prime, gentility, flower |