clap-in-clap-out

noun

A children's parlour game involving clapping, in which one of the boys is called into the room and has to guess which girl chose him.

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Meanings

nounclap-in-clap-out (uncountable)

alternative clap in, clap out

  1. uncountableA children's parlour game involving clapping, in which one of the boys is called into the room and has to guess which girl chose him.
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APA

clap-in-clap-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap-in-clap-out

MLA

“clap-in-clap-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap-in-clap-out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clap-in-clap-out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap-in-clap-out.

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