Clique savvy.You're back at school and can't wait to hang with your friends. But hold up--since when have your buds become so cliquey? They talk behind everyone's backs--even each other's. Yikes yikes interj. Used to express mild fear or surprise. [Origin unknown.] ! Ready to move beyond the clique (mathematics) clique - A maximal totally connected subgraph. Given a graph with nodes N, a clique C is a subset of N where every node in C is directly connected to every other node in C (i.e. C is totally connected), and C contains all such nodes (C is maximal). ? OVER IT Whitney, 12, says her friends "love to exclude others at lunch and on the bus." She kept them as friends but now hangs out with other girls, too: "I found friends who aren't wanna-be's." April, 12, was in the same sitch: "I'm in seventh grade, and now I hang with eighth-and-ninth graders. They're more mature and nicer than my 'friends.'" A VOICE FROM THE OTHER SIDE What if the clique's power rolls over you like a tidal wave tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. ? Amy, 12, fell victim to her cliquey friends and admits in total embarrassment, "I joined in on it. I was like, 'Oh, yeah, check out her outfit OUTFIT. An allowance made by the government of the United States to a minister plenipotentiary, or charge des affaires, on going from the United States to any foreign country. 2. ! Where does she shop? Tacky.com?' Then I realized we were all criticizing each other, too!" Amy got ruthless--even more so than her buds. They wised up and ditched her. She regrets it, and it'll likely take some time for her to shake her Cruella rep. USE YOUR WINGS If you feel crummy crum·my also crumb·y adj. crum·mi·er also crumb·i·er, crum·mi·est also crumb·i·est Slang 1. Miserable or wretched: a crummy situation in the family. 2. about how your pals treat anyone who breathes wrong, think about what you want. Even if you're not cutting on people, the constant negativity will impact you. Plus, girls are judged by the company they keep--sometimes it's tough to pick out the good apples from the rotten rot·ten adj. rot·ten·er, rot·ten·est 1. Being in a state of putrefaction or decay; decomposed. 2. Having a foul odor resulting from or suggestive of decay; putrid. 3. ones. Why not be the one to change the subject? Or, just take a hike and leave the pack behind. Instead of watching your back, try spreading your wings. |
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