Definition of claptrap Claptrap

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We found 6 definitions of claptrap from 4 different sources.

What does claptrap mean?

Noun
claptrap - pompous or pretentious talk or writing
		bombast, fustian, rant, blah
		grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

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claptrap (n.)
A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
claptrap (n.)
A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
claptrap (a.)
Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.