Claptrap Definition

klăptrăp
noun
Absurd, insincere, or empty talk or writing.
Webster's New World

A contrivance for clapping in theaters.

Wiktionary

A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.

Wiktionary

Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
claptrap
Plural:
claptraps

Origin of Claptrap

  • Theater slang, c. 1730, from clap and trap, referring to theatrical techniques or gags used to incite applause.

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete claptrap a theatrical trick to win applause clap trap

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Claptrap Sentence Examples

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

  • Its just the same old recycled claptrap over and over again.

  • If only I could do this at the appointed time and place without the interference of religious claptrap.

  • The future of the NHS deserves debate, but based on facts, not sentimental claptrap such as is presented by Ms Beckett.

  • This fashioning of the world around us through our words and ideas is not mystical claptrap but the pure logic of mechanics.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

PAPRAP

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