[DOC] [TLE] claptrap - definition and meaning - Wordnik [PAR] A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious but empty rhetoric; ... 
from clap and trap, referring to theatrical techniques or gags used to incite 
applause. ... change scientific wizards, than go right now and junk your vehicles 
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sometimes used of argumenta- tive consideration, as, to agitate a question. ..... 
Applause. SYN. Praise, plaudit, laud- ation, encomium, commendation, ap- 
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used improperly, like any sophisticated thing, is an embarrassment. But to .... At 
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Question: Now meaning "drivel", it used to be a trick to gain applause
Answer: claptrap