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/Sounds like "KLEE" (as in "cling") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

In Chicano slang, the tight-knit group of neighborhood friends you always roll with, bound by loyalty and their own codes. More than a gang, it's your inner circle from the hood.

Examples

He's always with his crew, you never see him without them.

The whole clique showed up to the Saturday cookout.

Regional synonyms

A slow, dim-witted, or clueless person who always seems to be one step behind everyone else. In Venezuela and Colombia, calling someone "gafo" means they are slow to understand, prone to making basic mistakes, and always the last one in the room to get it.