posse of friends
- noun
- Slang
:
grupo de amigos
- She always brings her posse of friends whenever she goes out to eat.
Examples
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After class, he met up with his posse of friends to play basketball.
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The festival was full of teenagers hanging out in their posse of friends.
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I love hanging out with my posse of friends.
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Does your posse of friends want to join us?
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My sister always hangs out with her posse of friends at the park on weekends.
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It's great to have a posse of friends who support you during tough times.
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He enjoys traveling with his posse of friends, making memories together.
Synonyms
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1.4
A group of people who are often friends
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3.3
A group of people with shared interests
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2.2
A group of people who work together on a job
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2.0
A group of friends someone often spends time with
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3.5
A group of friends who spend time together regularly
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6.8
A group of close friends who go out together
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3.9
A group of people who share the same interests or activities
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1.3
People who like each other and spend time together
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9.5
Close family members or friends you care about
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3.2
A group of people of similar age or background who influence each other
A small group of friends who meet and spend time together
A group of friends who regularly meet and spend time together
A small group of friends from the same area who meet often
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'posse' denotes a group and 'of friends' specifies the members, so the overall meaning 'group of friends who hang out together' is directly derived from the constituents. This follows a common noun-of-noun pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the words would readily understand the expression (noting only that 'posse' is colloquial).
Etymology
Posse of friends starts with posse, an old word for a group a sheriff would call together to 'help' chase someone. That image of a ready group explains why posse of friends now means a close group of friends who 'hang out' together.