A clique is a tight knit group of friends that do not allow other people to join their friendship. Typically, kids in these groups make it clear to outsiders that not just anyone can join.

However, the relationships serve as a clique when others outside the pair or small group perceive that they are not welcome to join. Notice that the important piece is the perception of others.

But The Clique was first, and you never forget your first. Simultaneously, Ellen Marlow, 31, had been reminiscing about the 2008 movie on TikTok.

Emphasis on irrationally—a Mean Girls–level clique doesn’t actually have to dismiss you for you to feel shitty.“If you perceive yourself as being excluded, it hurts just as much whether ...

However, the relationships serve as a clique when others outside the pair or small group perceive that they are not welcome to join. Notice that the important piece is the perception of others.