Dictionary Entry
claptrap
claptrap is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A contrivance for clapping in theaters. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
- 2noun
A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
- 3adjective
Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
- 4noun
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
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