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- What is a clout? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
clout |klout| noun 1 informal a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object : a clout on the ear 2 informal influence or power, esp in politics or business : I knew he carried a lot of clout 3 archaic a piece of cloth or clothing, esp one used as a patch 4 Archery a target used in long-distance shooting, placed flat on the ground with a flag
- What is the etymology of the word clout when meaning influence?
Over the next 40 years, “clout” pulled ahead of “pull” in Chicago’s vocabulary “Pull” must have started to sound bland in comparison with this more visceral and menacing word The Trib referred to “political clout” 762 times between 1946 and 1985, compared to 121 instances of “political pull” over that same period
- etymology - Neer cast a clout till May be out. Meaning? - English . . .
"Cast not a clout till May be out," and even then make any desired change discreetly, for "fickle as the wind is a proverb which has more than metaphorical force in England, and which it is well all who value their health should lay very practically to heart " — The Lancet 1886 (vol 1)
- Are power and clout perfect synonyms? - English Language Usage . . .
Power, clout, influence, authority, control, etc are all capable of being used to mean exactly the same thing Of that (non-exhaustive) list, I'd say that influence is the best one for the "power by association" meaning you ascribe to clout Some, of course, would say that even politicians don't have the real power - they've just got influence
- Usage of the word Cachet [closed] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Also, I assumed that it meant to have the definition most closely to 'Cachet', but my understanding was a little different Much like the data storage definition of cache, I understood cachet to mean that you had a collection of respect or clout The definition in OED declares this is more of a state, and says nothing of amassed respect or clout
- What is the word for disingenuous fame chaser? (Different word than . . .
"Clout chaser" doesn't show up in any standard dictionaries, but it's fairly commonly used (especially in the American rap music industry), with over 250k hits on Google Search It's defined by Slangit as: someone who does and says things for the purpose of becoming more popular
- word usage - Using clout in a sentence - English Language Usage . . .
The meaning of clout here is the second one from this list: pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power; So the example sentence given there applies: a wealthy campaign contributor with clout at city hall So your sentence is correct
- etymology - Origin of using clocked to mean noticed - English . . .
The word "clocked" can be used to mean "noticed", as in: Bob: I'm gonna park here a minute Did you see any traffic wardens about Geoff: Actually, I clocked one down the road on my way up
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