claptrap
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Claptrap \Clap"trap`\ (kl[a^]p"tr[a^]p`), n.
1.A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
2.A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious but empty rhetoric; humbug. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Claptrap \Clap"trap`\, a. Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal. [1913 Webster]