Clappy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a clap of the hands. informal

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From clap + -y.

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