claptrap
noun/ˈklæptræp/
/ˈklæptræp/
[uncountable] (informal)- stupid talk that has no valueWord Originmid 18th cent. (denoting something designed to elicit applause): from clap ‘to hit your open hands together in approval’ + trap.
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