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in-crowd

American  
[in-kroud] / ˈɪnˌkraʊd /
Or in crowd

noun

Informal.

  1. a small, exclusive group of people who are perceived as fashionable or influential.

    She desperately wanted to be part of the in-crowd.

Etymology

Origin of in-crowd

First recorded in 1965–70

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One might think the world's greatest all-around swimmer must hail from one of the shrines of the chlorinated In crowd -- Leipzig, Mission Viejo or Moscow.

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To her far right sit the seniors, divided into the In crowd and the "in-between" crowd.

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BP: beautiful people; trend setters; the In crowd.

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The athletic demands have made cheerleading less of a haven for the In crowd and more of a meritocracy.

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The sport of today is exciting/ The In crowd are into infighting/ .

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