klatch

noun

\ ˈklach

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, ˈkläch

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variants: or less commonly klatsch

Definition of klatch

1 : a gathering characterized usually by informal conversation

2 : group sense 2a

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his klatch of friends hasn't changed all that much since college

Recent Examples on the Web Gridiron great Ronnie Lott and his wife, Karen Lott, scored a touchdown by joining forces with the Vault to host the 555 California Street Tree Lighting Celebration and culinary klatch benefiting All Stars Helping Kids. — Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, "Ronnie and Karen Lott, Joe Montana and other All Stars dazzle at tree lighting to help kids," 10 Dec. 2019 There are the Democrats — a klatch of women in white, black legislators in African stoles, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with her colorful headwrap swirling high. — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, "Congressional Democrats wore their white hot fury to the State of the Union," 5 Feb. 2020 In the klatch of voters watching from their lawn chairs, a woman in a blue windbreaker, maybe in her late twenties, sat ramrod straight, the phone tightly gripped in her hand forgotten for the moment. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Pete Buttigieg’s Undeniable Allure," 4 Oct. 2019 Everyone has a favorite; just ask the guys down at the weekend coffee klatch about the Vector, the Ferrari Enzo, or the Porsche Carrera GT. — Hannah Elliottbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Have we hit peak supercar?," 9 Sep. 2019 In another, Cannes jury president Melita Toscan du Plantier hobnobbed with Isabelle Hupert and a klatch of distinguished international actresses, and Nicolas bonded with Connelly, Emma Stone, and Sienna Miller. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, "Hamish Bowles Takes In Louis Vuitton’s Glittering Cruise Collection In Cannes," 30 May 2018 The boss, who resembles a softer Steve Ballmer, saunters past a klatch of employees chowing down on Aussie-style meat pies. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "The Video Cloud video is not playable.," 26 Feb. 2018 Come gametime Sunday, every football klatch buzzed with talk of Trump, tweets, disrespect. — S.l. Price, SI.com, "It's Not Every Day That A U.S. President Declares War on American Sports," 27 Sep. 2017 On the night of the opening ceremony, an anti-Olympics protest that took place near the stadium ended violently, with the police lobbing tear gas at an unruly klatch of demonstrators. — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, "Olympic Revelry Distracts Brazil (Momentarily) From Its Woes," 13 Aug. 2016

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“Klatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klatch. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.

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