mutual admiration society
Two-way flattery club
A mutual admiration society is a group whose members lavish praise on each other, often without merit.
The term is usually derisive, suggesting the admiration is self-serving rather than earned: The department had become a mutual admiration society where no one's work was ever criticized.
Two people who constantly flatter each other can form one.
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- circle jerkMutual self-congratulation loop
- filter bubbleAlgorithm-created information isolation
- complimentWords expressing approval
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
flattery · yes men · backscratching · group · fan club · cronyism · old boys club · good old boys · nepotism · inner circle · club · logrolling · friends · tribalism · obsequiousness · exclusivity · accolade · narcissism
mutual admiration societycircular firing squad
Mutual destruction among allies
snake pit · nest of vipers · hostile environment · backstabbing · bitter rivalry
mutual admiration societyconstructive criticism
Fault-finding aimed at improvement
peer review · brutal honesty · devil's advocate · tough love · harsh criticism
mutual admiration societymutual distrust
Shared lack of faith
bad blood · vendetta · feud · estrangement
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