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claptrap::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blah, bombast, fustian, rant |
| Type of | grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric |
Examples of claptrap
claptrap
How about carrying a real climate story instead of this 3yr's worth of claptrap.
From the independent.co.uk
It's testimony to Jones's professionalism how convincing he makes such claptrap.
From the guardian.co.uk
I have seldom read such a load of old wishy-washy claptrap as I have read here.
From the theargus.co.uk
Try looking up the facts instead of spouting off the usual right wing claptrap.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'm no apologist for Sky, but your rant is the usual Guardian reader claptrap.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was an ardent foe of the mindless claptrap so endemic in American politics.
From the sfgate.com
Prescriptivist claptrap I say to the notion that irregardless shouldn't be a word.
From the economist.com
Contrary to the claptrap of the men's movement, men gain power through not talking.
From the time.com
But have failed to provide even one example that isn't easily shown to be claptrap.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Bombast: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
- Pompous or important-sounding nonsense
