Word: cliquishly
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...general attitude that since Americans weren’t interested in other countries, it stood to reason that we shouldn’t bother too much about them. Many of my American friends reciprocated this sentiment—I learned that Woodbridge seems to them a cliquish group of internationals that doesn’t much care for its integration into the American community. I’ve even heard it referred to, if jokingly, as the International Mafia...
...Lucy have been the focus of much media hype. The pair has been referred to as the British predecessors of Nicky and Paris Hilton with their ‘famous for being famous’ personae and the way they Jimmy Chooed their way through Manhattan’s cliquish fashion doors. Sykes is a contributing editor at Vogue, and an excerpt from Bergdorf Blondes, which is rumored to be loosely autobiographical, appears as a cover story in the March issue...
...while they wanted to cut down on the number of large blocking groups in which students were not close friends with all of their blockmates, they also hoped the smaller block size would make groups less cliquish and more involved in the larger House community...
...10th annual Singapore Food Festival, a month-long, mango-themed culinary fair (see www.singaporefoodfestival.com.sg). Singapore's food-obsessed can simultaneously enjoy the World Gourmet Summit, where some of the world's top chefs gather to discuss dining trends and to gossip about who's in and out in the cliquish world of foie gras and shark's fin soup (go to worldgourmetsummit.com...
...this Saturday night, the restaurant was deftly crammed to capacity, with an additional 20 or so people spilling out onto the sidewalk, mostly cliquish undergraduates. Spirited conversation thrummed. And yet, despite the thick sheet of ambient noise and constricted seating, it slenderly avoided becoming just another frantic Oriental eatery with flagrant fluorescence and brusque service. Dark wood panelling. Sparing, warm lighting. And a host of perfectly poised waiters dexterously weaving in and out of the non-spaces between tables, taking orders and refilling glasses with a bit too much of a graceful flourish...