Claptrap is a character in the action role-playing game series Borderlands. He was introduced in the original Borderlands (2009), being an NPC in all games except Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014), …

Claptrap is a CL4P-TP general purpose robot manufactured by Hyperion. It has been programmed with an overenthusiastic personality, and brags frequently, yet also expresses severe loneliness and …

The meaning of CLAPTRAP is pretentious nonsense : trash. How to use claptrap in a sentence.

CLAPTRAP definition: 1. silly talk that means nothing and should not be believed: 2. silly talk that means nothing and…. Learn more.

Claptrap definition: pretentious but insincere or empty language.. See examples of CLAPTRAP used in a sentence.

n. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language: "I hate ... that air / Of claptrap, which your recent poets prize" (Byron). [Obsolete claptrap, a theatrical trick to win applause : clap + trap.] American …

"Claptrap" refers to nonsense, empty talk, or pretentious but insincere display designed to attract applause or attention. This word paints a picture of exaggerated behavior or language that’s more …

If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.

Over time, the term 'claptrap' evolved to describe empty, exaggerated, or nonsensical talk or ideas designed to manipulate or deceive others, much like the noisy distractions employed in the theater.

claptrap: Pretentious, insincere, or empty language.