Clique-isms: Phrases From the Clique Series

All of the phrases and terms from The Clique series in one handy list! Find some I missed, or make up your own. Please make a comment and clicked “I like it!” if you liked it!

Everyone who’s anyone has heard of the Clique series. Though they may seem childish and very unrealistic, you have to admit, their your guilty pleasure. What makes you love the series so much? There are many things from me (you can tell, since my name is after Alicia’s screenname), but one of the big ones are their language. I like to call them “Clique-isms.” Here’s my list of Clique-isms I found, as well as their definition. Hope you n-joy! Latah!

Note: Clique-isms mostly from the first 9 books, and the Kristen summer book. Read the end of the article on submitting your own Clique-ism that I missed, or make up your own!

Try to guess what each thing means! Check below to see your score!

  1. (something) x10 – i.e. cool x 10
  2. ADD – Adner Double Day
  3. a door and a ball - adorable
  4. ahb-viously – obviously
  5. ah-dore(ing)(able) – adore(ing)(able)
  6. ah-greed - agreed
  7. ah-lone – alone
  8. ah-lot (lawt) – alot
  9. ah-maze(ing) - amaze(ing)
  10. ah-noying(ly) – annoying(ly)
  11. ah-part – apart, away
  12. ah-pproved – approved
  13. Alpha – Leader
  14. Alpha status – being the leader
  15. Apple-C – vopy/copying/copycat
  16. awll – all
  17. aw-nest(ly) – honest(ly)
  18. awn – on
  19. awff – off
  20. ay-sap – as soon as possible
  21. ayy-men – amen, what you say after you pray to Gawd
  22. BFF – best friends first
  23. BFF – best friend forever
  24. BFF – boyfast forever
  25. BFFWC – best friends forever with crushes
  26. B-listers – not an Alpha, someone who isn’t worthy
  27. BMB – behind Massie’s back
  28. BOB - brains over beauty
  29. BOCD – Briarwood-Octavian Country Day
  30. blah-g – blog
  31. Block – Massie
  32. brill – brilliant
  33. BTD – be the driver, take charge
  34. buh-lieve – believe
  35. buh-lind – blind, can’t see!
  36. buh-log – blog
  37. buh-reath – breath
  38. Busted! – caught/oops!
  39. caw-tton – cotton
  40. CLAM – cute, loyal, athletic, middle class
  41. C-minus – crush minus, without a crush
  42. cuh-lubs – clubs, after school activities, etc.
  43. cuh-razy – crazy, wild
  44. cuh-rucial – crucial
  45. cuh-yute(est) – cute(st)
  46. Current State of the Union - Massie’s daily listing of whats in/out
  47. D2M – dead to me
  48. DEC – direct eye contact
  49. deelish – delicious
  50. Derrington – Derrick Harrington
  51. Dial P for Phony – or L for Loser, etc.
  52. Done – okay
  53. Done, done and done – decided, conversation completely over
  54. Doose – Derrington + Moose
  55. DSL Daters – Girls who hook up quickly
  56. duh-licious(ly) – delicious
  57. Duh-livia – Olivia
  58. Dyl - Dylan
  59. eend – employee friend
  60. ehmagawd – oh my god
  61. evv-rryone – everyone
  62. e-nuff – enough
  63. ESP – emotional sensitivity powwows
  64. EW – eternal wannabe
  65. EW – extremely worn
  66. FATS – Fallen Alpha Trauma Syndrome
  67. Fannish – fake Spanish
  68. Faux-livia – Olivia
  69. FBFF – Florida best friends forever
  70. FEW – friend of eternal wannabe
  71. file – fake smile
  72. firsty-lasty status – using someone’s first and last name; status only given to the cutest boys
  73. FUggs – fake Uggs
  74. GABs – General Areas of BSing
  75. gah-ross – gross
  76. gawd – god
  77. gawt – got
  78. given - yes, I agree
  79. Glambition Lip Gloss – line created by TPC in first book
  80. GLU – Girl Like Us
  81. Go awn – what are you waiting for?
  82. gor-juss – gorgous
  83. Gossip Points – points awarded for good gossip
  84. H2G – hard to get
  85. hang-ten – a total ten
  86. heart it/I heart – I love
  87. Heart-Nets – Alicia’s rival Briarwood Tomahawks cheer team
  88. HART – hot, alpha, rich, toned
  89. hawness – honest (exaggerated)
  90. hawt(ness) – hotness/opposite of ugly
  91. huh-yuge – huge
  92. Humpty Dempsy – Dempsy Solomon
  93. IASS – international alpha’s sign of surrender, wearing all white, head down
  94. IBS – International Billionaires School (not a real school)
  95. I double-dog heart that – love it x 10
  96. im-poss – impossible
  97. J’adore - I love (in French)
  98. jobby – job/hobby; something you do for fun, nawt money
  99. K or B K’ed – kiss or be kissed; a game; if you don’t kiss someone, the person next to you chooses someone to for you to kiss
  100. kewel – cool
  101. Kris – Kristen
  102. lawt - lot
  103. laytah – later
  104. LBD – Little Black Dress
  105. LBR – loser beyond repair
  106. Leesh – Alicia
  107. LISP – little seventh grade peon
  108. luh-v(ing) – love(ing)
  109. luxe - luxourioius
  110. luv – love
  111. luvved – loved
  112. MAC – Massie and Crew (or Claire)
  113. Mah-ssie – Massie
  114. MAP – maxiumum alpha potential
  115. Mass – Massie
  116. MB – Main Building
  117. MLV – mobile learning vehical aka trailors!
  118. MSP – major star potential
  119. MUCK – Massie’s Underground Clinic for Kissing
  120. nawt - not
  121. nuh-thing – nothing/nada
  122. n-joy – enjoy
  123. obv – obvious
  124. OCD – Octavian Country Day School
  125. OCDiva – A girl at OCD that acts like a diva
  126. oh-kay – okay
  127. OL – off/on limits
  128. opposite of true – false
  129. opposite of yes/no - no/yes
  130. Orland-ew – Orlando
  131. O-town – Orlando
  132. OTPC – outside the Pretty Committee
  133. ow-ch - overly owch
  134. pah-thetic – pathetic
  135. panic-bolt - a bolt of fear driven by panic
  136. PC – private conversation
  137. perf – perfect
  138. point – you’re right
  139. por fah-vor – please
  140. Pos – Positive
  141. POTI – pretty on the inside
  142. POTO – pretty on the outside
  143. puh-lease – please/as if!/pretty please
  144. puh-lenty – plenty
  145. puh-thetic – pathetic
  146. punch-backs – a game – be the first to spot a particular item and punch your friend
  147. puurrrrfect - perfect
  148. QCT – Quality Clique Time
  149. QFT – Quality Family Time
  150. revolusive – repulsive/revolting
  151. se-vuhn – seven
  152. shoporexic – not being able to shopp
  153. shopportunity – an opportunity to shop!
  154. Socc-hers – Massie’s female cheerleading team for the BOCD’s Tomahawk’s soccer team
  155. sole mates – having the same shoes
  156. SOS – summer of stress
  157. Soul-M8s – Soul Mates, a boy-girl Clique with 8 people and 4 couples
  158. spalpha – spanish alpha
  159. sub-C5 – the bomb shelter
  160. suh-noozer – snoozer, bo-ring!
  161. swear on Bean – swear to Gawd
  162. tawking – talking
  163. TCHS – the captain has spoken
  164. TFFW – too funny for words
  165. (T)(N)PC – (The)(New) Pretty Committee
  166. toe-dally – totally
  167. turn-awff – turn off
  168. VIG – very important guest
  169. wear or dare – a game – if you don’t do the game, you have to wear
  170. wannabes – followers; not clique-worthy girls
  171. WC – Witty Committee
  172. whatevs – whatever
  173. word jumbles – a word game – “rorsy” for “sorry”, etc.
  • 139-173 – A true Alpha! You know what to say and what it means in any situation!
  • 110-138 – You’re a second-in-command beta who knows whats going on, but isn’t at the top yet!
  • 79-109 – You are part of the group, but make sure you don’t lose your status!
  • 49-78 - You have some potential… but no one will notice if you don’t speak up!
  • 48 or lower – Def an LBR… if you even know what that means. But don’t lose hope. Study study study! You could become the new Humpty Dempsey turned Dempsey Solomon

If you can think of any others from the, please comment! I’ll add them ay-sap!

If you want, you can make up your own Clique-ism. Please give the word and the meaning, and I’ll set up a list.

Check out my other Clique articles:

Massie Jokes from the Clique

The Clique Series Cover Models

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16 Comments

  1. cliqueluver4aeva
    Posted November 27, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    wow good ahmazing research! i’ll try to come up with my own.

  2. alicialllover
    Posted November 27, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    you forgot spalpha – spanish alpha from the alicia summer books. good list tho i heart it!!

  3. #1 helper
    Posted December 20, 2008 at 8:58 am

    SOME OF THESE YOU MIGHT ALREADY HAVE, OTHERS YOU DON’T!

    Word jumbles- A word game — “rorsy” for “sorry”, “meowsa” for “awesome

    Turn-awff- Opposite of desirable

    OL- Off Limits

    Opposite of true- False (get it?)

    Panic-bolt- A bolt of fear driven by panic

    PC- Private Conversation

    Point- Yes / Good point

    Por fah-vor- Please

    POTI- Pretty on the Inside

    POTO- Pretty on the Outside

    Puh-lease- As if! Or sometimes meaning ‘pretty please’

    Luh-v- Loooove

    MAP- Maximum Alpha Potential

    MSP – Major Star Potential

    Nawt- In no way. At all. Ever.

    HART
    Hawt, Alpha, Rich, Toned – qualities of A-list Boys

    Hawt- Opposite of ugly

    Heart it/I heart- I love

    I double-dog heart that- Love it x 10

    J’adore- I love

    Jobby- A job-hobby – something you do for fun, nawt money
    (like making jewelry in your bedroom and selling it to a
    local boutique)

    Laytah- See ya

    GLU- Girls Like Us

    Go awn- What are you waiting for?

    Gossip points- Points awarded for good gossip

    Giggle-blurted- A nervous half laugh/half talk

    File- Fake-smile

    Ah-greed- Totally think you’re right

    Ah-mazing- The best ever

    Ah-nnoying- Like a pebble in your shoe. Or Claire’s little brother Todd.

    Alpha- Leader

    Alpha status- Being the leader

    Apple-C- Copy / Copying / Copycat

    Aw-nestly- For real

  4. #2 helper
    Posted December 20, 2008 at 11:16 am

    #1 helper, all of those are up t here lol

  5. noob bust3r
    Posted January 22, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    lol= lots of love
    lmao=laughing my a** out
    asap=as soon as possible
    j’adore(french)=i love
    bol=best of love
    bog of=buy one get one free
    lp=let’s party
    was up= whats up
    thx=thanks
    soz=sorry
    noob/n00b=you are ruining the game for us
    pie pie=bye bye
    omg=oh my god

    and thats most of clique I know :)

  6. sportychic
    Posted February 28, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    i heart clique, especially kristen! she rules! im just like her, the j-shaped nose and all!!!

  7. MassieCur
    Posted March 7, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    i am just like Massie the brown hair, i have my own clique and i am a total shpaholic and leader. My clothes are totaly stylish, my friends represent each clique member i have three, i dont think claire is really important it makes it an odd number.
    Xoxo

  8. Anonymous
    Posted March 7, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    I was wondering what btw meant in the fifth book of the series?

  9. 1623
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 10:06 am

    it means “by the way”

    :)

  10. pAM!!
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    i’m mexican, anyone can say me how to get the books in my country…because i’ll can’t travel to usa in this months, and i really want the books NOW!! you wanna know why? because i “luv” the movie…haha whateva…please help me!!!

  11. kenz
    Posted May 2, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    heyheyhey I LUV THE CLIQUE… maybe u should do a HA-UGE pg. on Clique Burns they use in the books likee… did i invite u to mah BBQ??? then y u all up in mah GRILL?! like that… and everyone reading it or that remembers them could add on..

  12. 4444
    Posted May 2, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    um the BTW means by the way..

  13. holagurrl25
    Posted May 17, 2009 at 1:50 am

    I have my own article on Clique Jokes aka burns, kenz. Check it out.
    http://www.purpleslinky.com/Jokes/Massie-Jokes-From-the-Clique.421517

  14. peaches
    Posted July 31, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    I luvvvvv the Clique!!! I always say ehmegawd now!!! haha its like a habit. its my fav word!!! I heart it, or, I heart that! like alicia. I would say im mostly like alicia. Im shallow sometimes, and im mostly a follower. But these are my fav books eva!!!!

  15. Rachel :)
    Posted September 19, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    ehmehgawd i heart the clique! i am like alicia! im in the 7th and im the beta of my clique! but i would never try to start my own like alicia tried to do w/ fauzliviaaa in revenge of the wannabes!

  16. Nay
    Posted October 3, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    One thing you forgot was Kuh-laire, which is Claire.
    Ehmagawd i totally agree with Kenz, you should do the Clique burns!!!

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