claptrap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: claptrap	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for claptrap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
claptrap n pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Claptrap \Clap"trap`\, a. Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Claptrap \Clap"trap`\, n. 1. A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.] 2. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.