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claptrap Definition

clap·trap (klaptrap′)

noun

showy, insincere, empty talk or writing, intended only to get applause or notice

Etymology: clap + trap

claptrap Synonyms

claptrap

n.

empty talk, drivel, bombast, bunk; see nonsense 1.

claptrap Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • spot: And I agree with you that we can spot the claptrap.

Adjective modifier

  • such: Said it wasn't ' country ' enough or some such claptrap.
  • sentimental: The future of the NHS deserves debate, but based on facts, not sentimental claptrap such as is presented by Ms Beckett.
  • religious: If only I could do this at the appointed time and place without the interference of religious claptrap.
  • sexist: And since nobody expects men to shave their heads when they join the Viagra Nation, we can dismiss this as sexist claptrap.
  • mystical: This fashioning of the world around us through our words and ideas is not mystical claptrap but the pure logic of mechanics.
  • old: Its just the same old recycled claptrap over and over again.

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