Meanings
comparative more clappy · superlative most clappy
- informalResembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands.
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 Creatives1 more example
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
Origin
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