claptrap in English
- claptrap⇄adj. cheap and showy.
Ex. Read election speeches and observe how votes are gained by claptrap appeals to senseless prejudices (Herbert Spencer). - claptrap⇄claptrap, noun, adjective.
- claptrap⇄noun 1. empty talk or an insincere remark made just to get attention or applause.
Ex. Everything he said was just claptrap.
2. a trick or device to catch applause.
Ex. Art should be independent of all claptrap (James McNeill Whistler).