Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clap-trap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: clap--trap
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of claptrap.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Well, well; I hope that I am the last man to be led by newspaper clap-trap, but I think that it's a deuced queer proceeding all the same."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does clap-trap mean?: Alternative form of claptrap.

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