clappy

adj

clappy

adj

Etymology From clap + -y.

1

Informal Resembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.

  • There are three types of effects; first there are short-term effects like putting your hand into the fire and getting burned right away or clapping your hands and getting a clappy sound right away.2008, Salomon Alain Mpouma, World Peace, page 155:
  • I try to clap, but the needle in my hand stings like a bee with every attempt, and the plastic monitor on my finger absorbs any audible clappy sound on contact.2015, Lindsay Lewis, The Creatives:
Related terms
happy-clappy

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