and then everyone on the bus clapped

interjection

Used to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.

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Meanings

interjection

alternative and then everyone clapped · alternative everyone clapped

  1. InternetUsed to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.

    And then everyone on the bus clapped. Yeah this didn't happen.

    2022 April 2, Bugpope (@PopeBug), Twitter
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    "....and then everyone on the bus clapped" This story reeks of being only very loosely based on a real event and every character in it kind of has the same voice.

    2017 November 26, Aurora Borealis (@RebelMechaniker), Twitter

    And then everyone on the bus clapped! That's a very nice anecdote that has zero basis in reality.

    2020 January 1, Tom-A062 (@Tom_A062), Twitter

    Synonyms: cool story bro

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.

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cool story bro
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cool story bro
Cite this entry
APA

and then everyone on the bus clapped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20then%20everyone%20on%20the%20bus%20clapped

MLA

“and then everyone on the bus clapped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20then%20everyone%20on%20the%20bus%20clapped. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “and then everyone on the bus clapped,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20then%20everyone%20on%20the%20bus%20clapped.

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