claptrap

[ klap-trap ]

/ ˈklæpˌtræp /

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noun

pretentious but insincere or empty language: His speeches seem erudite but analysis reveals them to be mere claptrap.

any artifice or expedient for winning applause or impressing the public.

Origin of claptrap

First recorded in 1720–30; clap¹ + trap¹

SYNONYMS FOR claptrap

1 sham, humbug, hokum, nonsense, bunk.

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Words nearby claptrap

clappy-doo, clap skate, clapt, Clapton, Clapton's line, claptrap, claque, claqueur, clar., Clara, clarabella

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Example sentences from the Web for claptrap

I do not want to hear any more of this claptrap and nonsense from you.
Inside Author Ray Bradbury’s FBI File: Was He a Communist Sympathizer?|Clark Merrefield|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It expresses the thought of the men who aren't taken in by the claptrap of progress.
Three Plays by Granville-Barker|Harley Granville-Barker
The Governor-General used to say they were vulgar and that it was all claptrap, but that never seemed to me quite fair.
Margarita's Soul|Ingraham Lovell
"I guess we'd better shet her claptrap once and fer all," he said.
From the Valley of the Missing|Grace Miller White

The retort is on a par with the proposition, and both are claptrap.
If Not Silver, What?|John W. Bookwalter
Let us for a few moments at least, put pretence and claptrap aside, and recall our own youth.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for claptrap

claptrap

/ (ˈklæpˌtræp) /

noun informal

contrived but foolish talk

insincere and pretentious talkpoliticians' claptrap

Word Origin for claptrap

C18 (in the sense: something contrived to elicit applause): from clap 1 + trap 1

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单词	claptrap
释义	claptrap [ klap-trap ] / ˈklæpˌtræp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR claptrap ON THESAURUS.COM noun pretentious but insincere or empty language: His speeches seem erudite but analysis reveals them to be mere claptrap. any artifice or expedient for winning applause or impressing the public. Origin of claptrap First recorded in 1720–30; clap¹ + trap¹ SYNONYMS FOR claptrap 1 sham, humbug, hokum, nonsense, bunk. SEE SYNONYMS FOR claptrap ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby claptrap clappy-doo, clap skate, clapt, Clapton, Clapton's line, claptrap, claque, claqueur, clar., Clara, clarabella Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for claptrap I do not want to hear any more of this claptrap and nonsense from you. Inside Author Ray Bradbury’s FBI File: Was He a Communist Sympathizer?\|Clark Merrefield\|August 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It expresses the thought of the men who aren't taken in by the claptrap of progress. Three Plays by Granville-Barker\|Harley Granville-Barker The Governor-General used to say they were vulgar and that it was all claptrap, but that never seemed to me quite fair. Margarita's Soul\|Ingraham Lovell "I guess we'd better shet her claptrap once and fer all," he said. From the Valley of the Missing\|Grace Miller White The retort is on a par with the proposition, and both are claptrap. If Not Silver, What?\|John W. Bookwalter Let us for a few moments at least, put pretence and claptrap aside, and recall our own youth. Mankind in the Making\|H. G. Wells British Dictionary definitions for claptrap claptrap / (ˈklæpˌtræp) / noun informal contrived but foolish talk insincere and pretentious talkpoliticians' claptrap Word Origin for claptrap C18 (in the sense: something contrived to elicit applause): from clap 1 + trap 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to claptrap bunk, bombast, drivel, nonsense
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claptrap

noun

Origin of claptrap

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Words nearby claptrap

Example sentences from the Web for claptrap

British Dictionary definitions for claptrap

noun informal

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Words related to claptrap