Pretentious, insincere, or empty language: "I hate ... that air/Of claptrap, which your recent poets prize" (Byron).
[Obsolete claptrap, a theatrical trick to win applause : CLAP1 + TRAP1.]
Dictionary:
clap·trap (klăp'trăp') ![]() |
| Thesaurus: claptrap |
noun
| WordNet: claptrap |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Synonyms: bombast, fustian, rant, blah
| Translations: Claptrap |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - hule fraser
Nederlands (Dutch)
onzin, bombast
Français (French)
n. - baratin
Deutsch (German)
n. - Unsinn, Geschwafel, Effekthascherei
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) φραστικά πυροτεχνήματα, παρλαπίπες
Italiano (Italian)
assurdità, stupidaggine, stoltezze
Português (Portuguese)
n. - conversa (f) (coloq.) mole
Español (Spanish)
n. - pavadas, burradas
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klyschor, applådknipare
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
哗众取宠的话, 讨好的言行, 噱头
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嘩眾取寵的話, 討好的言行, 噱頭
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인기를 끌기 위한 말이나 수단, 허튼 소리
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 場当たりのことば, はったり
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كلام فارغ, هرا
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מלים ריקות, שטויות, דיבור וחשיפת רגשות רק כדי לזכות במחיאות-כפיים
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