Meanings
interjection
- colloquialTypically added to the end of a sentence when the audience is losing interest, or when the speaker understands they have become uninteresting.
Origin
From a Jeb Bush speech.
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APA
please clap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20clap
MLA
“please clap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20clap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “please clap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20clap.
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