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Claptrap
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Claptrap
see synonyms of claptrapnoun informal
1.
contrived but foolish talk
2.
insincere and pretentious talk
politicians' claptrap
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Claptrap
see synonyms of claptrap noun
showy, insincere, empty talk or writing, intended only to get applause or notice
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Claptrap
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Pretentious, insincere, or empty language: "I hate ... that air / Of claptrap, which your recent poets prize" (Byron).
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