Claptrap is a character in the action role-playing game series Borderlands. He was introduced in the original Borderlands (2009), being an NPC in all games except Borderlands: The Pre …

The meaning of CLAPTRAP is pretentious nonsense : trash. How to use claptrap in a sentence.

Claptrap is a CL4P-TP general purpose robot manufactured by Hyperion. It has been programmed with an overenthusiastic personality, and brags frequently, yet also expresses …

CLAPTRAP definition: 1. silly talk that means nothing and should not be believed: 2. silly talk that means nothing and…. Learn more.

CLAPTRAP definition: pretentious but insincere or empty language. See examples of claptrap used in a sentence.

"Claptrap" refers to nonsense, empty talk, or pretentious but insincere display designed to attract applause or attention. This word paints a picture of exaggerated behavior or language that’s …

n. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language: "I hate ... that air / Of claptrap, which your recent poets prize" (Byron). [Obsolete claptrap, a theatrical trick to win applause : clap + trap.] …

If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.

"Helloooo, travelers! I am a CL4P-TP steward bot, but my friends call me Claptrap! At least they would if they were still alive! Or had ever existed!" — Upon first meeting Claptrap. A type of …

Definition of claptrap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.