in-crowd
or in crowd
[ in-kroud ]
/ ˈɪnˌkraʊd /
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.
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Origin of in-crowd
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby in-crowd
increscent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred, in-crowd, incrust, incrustation, incubate, incubation, incubation patch
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Example sentences from the Web for in-crowd
The risk of being laughed at by the in-crowd; they are on their way out, anyway.
But certainly Romney's most striking remark, from a Palestinian point of view at least, came when he spoke to the in-crowd.
A sneak peek at the guest list also suggests a change in the in-crowd.
Former contributors to the site attest that the ruling "in-crowd" is a turnoff for new users.