slow clap

noun

A form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between claps, as a form of heckling and to demonstrate that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.

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Meanings

nounslow clap (plural slow claps)

plural slow claps

  1. A form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between claps, as a form of heckling and to demonstrate that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.
  2. broadcastingA form of applause (especially used in films for dramatic effect) that slowly crescendoes from one person's clapping to a crowd's.
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APA

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Chicago

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