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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Claptrap

/(klăp"trăp`)/ · Clap·trap · IPA /ˈklæpˌtɹæp/
01 n. A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
  1. 1.
    A contrivance for clapping in theaters.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious but empty rhetoric; humbug.
02 a. Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.
  1. 1.
    Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.