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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
claptrap/ˈklaptrap/

▶noun nonsense: such sentiments are just pious claptrap.

– origin C18 (denoting something designed to elicit applause): from clap1 + trap1.

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