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Claptrap Noun Pretentious Nonsense Insincere Speech English Synonyms

Front Claptrap (noun)
Back Pretentious nonsense; insincere speech.

English has at least 40 synonyms for claptrap, including sham, hokum, tripe, tosh, bosh, rubbish, humbug, poppycock, balderdash, blarney, bombast, babble, blather, twaddle, and many others.

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