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Claptrap

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 1. Empty or nonsensical talk or ideas; pretentious language.

Usage:

1. The speaker delivered a speech full of unintelligible claptrap.
2. Don't waste your time reading articles filled with claptrap.
3. His promises turned out to be nothing but political claptrap.

Sense: 2. Trickery or deception.

Usage:

1. He used claptrap to convince people to invest in his fraudulent scheme.
2. Be wary of his sales pitch, it's all claptrap to fool you.

Sense: 3. Cheap or showy or junky merchandise.

Usage:

1. The store was filled with shelves of overpriced claptrap.
2. He bought a bunch of useless claptrap at the flea market.

Sample Sentences:

1. She talks a lot of claptrap, but never actually does anything.
2. His book is just a collection of intellectual claptrap.
3. The politician's speech was full of political claptrap and empty promises.
4. We should avoid falling for the claptrap of get-rich-quick schemes.

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