"slow clap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slow claps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slow clap (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 show that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.
    Sense id: en-slow_clap-en-noun-oXNvFhU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. A form of applause (especially used in films for dramatic effect) that slowly crescendoes from one person's clapping to a crowd's.
    Sense id: en-slow_clap-en-noun-5pyOxNQL

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