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claptrap

1 of 2

noun

clap·​trap ˈklap-ˌtrap How to pronounce claptrap (audio)
: pretentious nonsense : trash

claptrap

2 of 2

adjective

: characterized by or suggestive of claptrap
especially : of a cheap showy nature
claptrap sentiment

Example Sentences

Noun His entire speech was nothing but claptrap. I'm tired of hearing all that claptrap about how hard her life is.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
These are the people, rather than the nation, to whom Truss is appealing with her tax-cutting claptrap. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 For all the claptrap Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have spouted about the filibuster facilitating bipartisan compromise, their opposition to eliminating it is most intelligible as a matter of material politics. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2022 Conspiracy claptrap inspired by right-wing radio hosts. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022 This is not some traditional sentimental claptrap about a family saying goodbye to the old homestead. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2022 This is not just culture war claptrap about a heretofore obscure academic theory. W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 23 June 2021 This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021 All this claptrap offends the romantic ethnicity being peddled, especially the tenor of Irish heritage that Branagh’s remote style misrepresents in nearly every scene. Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021 No outside controversial claptrap allowed during Our Time. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

clap entry 2; from its attempt to win applause

First Known Use

Noun

1799, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1815, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of claptrap was in 1799

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