claptrap

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklæptræp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklæpˌtræp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klap′trap′)


claptrap
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Sense: Noun: nonsense talk
Synonyms:
empty talk, drivel, bombast, bunk Collocations, nonsense Collocations, hokum, hooey (slang), gibberish, bullshit Collocations (vulgar, offensive, slang), BS (slang), humbug, twaddle, waffle Collocations (slang), waffling (slang), hogwash (slang), blather, balderdash (dated), balls (vulgar, slang), baloney (US, slang), slang Collocations, rhetoric, speechifying, oratory, malarkey, flimflam (informal), fudge Collocations, fudging, bull Collocations (slang), bunkum


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