Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A casual social gathering, usually for conversation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An informal group that gathers more or less frequently, especially for conversation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
informal socialgathering , especially for the purpose ofconversation .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Jon Pertwee's Doctor used to tell us that "Klokleda partha menin klatch" meant "Close your eyes, my darling - well, three of them at least" (see here, at about 1: 20 in).
March Books 40) [In Search of Lost Time #5] The Prisoner and The Fugitive nwhyte 2008
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Maria tossed her empty iced-coffee cupher fourth of the dayinto a garbage can, and together they strolled toward the edge of the pond, where Tahira was calling a klatch of people to order.
Beautiful Disaster Kate Brian 2009
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On a more positive note, the Director extends kudos to the Animal Unit of the Psych Dept. (you folks at Psych are really in his good graces - several times during our "klatch" he was unable to suppress the urge to leap up, point at me and shout with enthusiasm, "Psych!") for their profiling of the notorious 900-pound gorilla.
Jeff Dorchen: Just the Break in the Case we Need... Not! 2008
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“You've known her a long time, then?” asks Lorna, the middle of the klatch trio.
Virginity Paul Hargreaves 2010
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A friend met me at the Ocean River Sports dock at noon; 30 minutes later, we crossed the runway and bee-lined for Fisherman's Wharf, a klatch of pastel-colored houseboats and floating restaurants on the edge of the Inner Harbour.
Victoria, By Sea Matt Villano 2011
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Guess that explains why Griffin was a guest on The Talk yesterday instead of Barbara Walter's little coffee klatch, huh?
Watercooler: Kathy Griffin Gives it to Elisabeth Hasselbeck — Again 2010
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If one parent discovered the other sexually abusing a child in the home where most abuse happens, I can't imagine him or her bringing the matter up in a PTA discussion or a neighborhood coffee klatch or even, sadly, going to the police.
Sister Mary Ann Walsh: Never Has So Much Damage Been Done By So Few Sister Mary Ann Walsh 2011
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I truly enjoy what Humphrey adds to our little klatch.
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I used to race home after school to relax and laugh along with the canned giggles on these shows plus a healthy dose of The Partridge Family, Get Smart and The Addams Family and I like to think that my mom was having a coffee klatch or a quick gin fizz with her friends in the next room, not worrying if the show Teen Mom was giving her own teens the wrong idea.
Kathy Buckworth: The Brady Bunch Was My Reality TV Kathy Buckworth 2011
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While the MSNBC coffee klatch is the show of the moment, the Sunday programs still own political news at the start of a new week.
tumbel commented on the word klatch
"he’ll provide plenty of reasons to remember in tonight’s improv klatch" -- TONY music listings
November 26, 2009