Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clap back

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: clap back
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a witty or sarcastic retort.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"On Monday night, President Trump tweeted a clip of Ms. Thunberg's speech, along with a message many believed to be sarcastic. "She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future," he wrote. "So nice to see!" Ms. Thunberg, who has nearly two million Twitter followers of her own, clapped back in her bio, which had been changed on Tuesday: "A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.""
"Many of Mr. Shapiro’s targets also spoke at AmericaFest. One after another, they took the stage to clap back."

Etymology

From clap (“to shoot (somebody) with a gun”) + back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

claps back (present, singular) clapping back (participle, present) clapped back (participle, past) clapped back (past)

Derived Forms

clapback

Questions

What does clap back mean?: To make a witty or sarcastic retort.
Where does clap back come from?: From clap (“to shoot (somebody) with a gun”) + back.

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