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clappy en · ADJ

Etymology

From clap + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Resembling 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 Creatives:
    • 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:

Forms

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most clappy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more clappy Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

happy-clappy