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a chosen tribe small enough to plot in, loyal enough to never tell.
means A small group of people working, fighting, or hanging out together as a tight-knit unit.
from From French 'escouade,' a variant of 'escadre,' tracing back through Italian 'squadra' (square, troop) to Vulgar Latin 'exquadra' — a body of soldiers drawn up in square formation. The word entered English as a military term in the 1600s for a small body of troops; only much later did it shed its uniform and become the chosen circle you actually choose.
latin rootFrom 'exquadra,' meaning a square battle formation.
sweet spotMilitary squads cap near 12, the trust limit.
goalsSlang exploded online around 2014, then ate itself.
flight squadronSame word, different altitude, identical brotherhood.