"mutual admiration society" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mutual admiration society.ogg [Australia] Forms: mutual admiration societies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mutual admiration society (plural mutual admiration societies)
  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic Synonyms (environment which validates a limited set of ideas and feelings): circle jerk [vulgar], echo chamber, filter bubble, hugbox [offensive] Translations (group): my hoši co spolu mluvíme (Czech), partička [feminine] (Czech), kamarádíčkové [masculine, plural] (Czech), towarzystwo wzajemnej adoracji [neuter] (Polish), grupa wzajemnej adoracji [feminine] (Polish), klub wzajemnej adoracji [masculine] (Polish), kółko wzajemnej adoracji [neuter] (Polish), о́бщество взаимного восхищения (óbščestvo vzaimnovo vosxiščenija) (Russian), klubb för inbördes beundran [common-gender] (Swedish)
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