"clappy" meaning in English

See clappy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more clappy [comparative], most clappy [superlative]
Etymology: From clap + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clap|y}} clap + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} clappy (comparative more clappy, superlative most clappy)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands. Tags: informal Related terms: happy-clappy
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