On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:28:26 -0600, Newps wrote
in :

Hey cool, we're a coterie. Is that anything like a cabal?

Main Entry:coterie
Pronunciation:*k*-t*-(*)r*, *k*-t*-*
Function:noun
Etymology:French, from Middle French, tenants, from Old French
cotier cotter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cot hut
Date:1738

: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a
unifying common interest or purpose