This Old Man Came Rolling Home
Once upon a time down Memory Lane … “fake”
most often referred to brand name knock-offs, eyelashes,
and anything Hollywood.
That was then, this is now …
CLAQUE (klak) n.
– 1) a group of people paid to go to a play, opera, etc. and applaud; 2) a
group of admiring or fawning followers. [WW #175]
Huh. And I always thought those people were
simply fanatic fans or fake friends. Now we can super-define clique, with claque,
a fun alternative word to skew the context and insert into our writing
It’s the “etc.” in its definition that we can
apply claque to these days, to do more than applaud: paid to gather are demonstrators, protestors, supporters, fake Twitter accounts, lobbyists,
journalists (oops … that just slipped in); or in another odd way,
employees—like in a well-paid company with lots of benefits. They may hate the job, but … (think, any of the big Alpha
companies, wink, wink.)
Word Challenge: CLAQUE. Inspect the crowd next time you venture wherever groups of
people gather. Can you spot the claques, as you fit it into
your week of fanciful writings?
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and
it isn’t fattening! Expanding your mind is a no-cost simple joy. Do you feel
that way too? What’s your inspiration? Share your creative genius and Wordplay
Wednesday comments below.
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by trade,
and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of three)
in her Blast from Your Past
series, available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon, … The Psychedelic Seventies!
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