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clap·trap (klap′trap′)

noun

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

Etymology: clap + trap

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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