Noun His entire speech was nothing but claptrap. I'm tired of hearing all that claptrap about how hard her life is.

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Something about marginal utility, blah blah, and some Keynesian claptrap about wondrous government spending. Andy Kessler, WSJ, "Your 2020 Econ Crash Course," 12 July 2020

His style is more rooted in George Jones than the bro-country and hick-hop claptrap that until recently dominated the airwaves. Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Clint Black, Dashboard Confessional turn Also Playing into a history lesson," 26 Mar. 2018

And both their video ads on social media and the speeches at their convention were devoid of Marxist claptrap. The Economist, "Colombia’s FARC revolutionaries become a political party," 9 Sep. 2017

Nolan’s main argument—for a streaming company that still commits in some way to the cinema experience—is not some elitist claptrap, but a reasonable plea from an artist who believes that movies are best enjoyed, if possible, in movie theaters. David Sims, The Atlantic, "What Christopher Nolan Gets Right About Netflix," 26 July 2017

Some cosmic claptrap is invoked, and the four are allowed back to Earth for one final concert. Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, "Great Lakes Theater's 'Forever Plaid' shines on at Hanna Theatre (review)," 18 May 2017

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