1. Nonsensical or insincere talk; empty words or pretentious language designed to impress but lacking substance.
Usage: informal; derogatory

1. Characterized by or consisting of claptrap; pretentious and insincere.
Usage: informal; derogatory

Examples

• The politician's speech was full of claptrap about promises he had no intention of keeping.
• Don't believe that claptrap about miracle weight-loss pills—they don't work.
• She dismissed his romantic declarations as claptrap designed to manipulate her.
• The movie's plot was pure claptrap, with no logical consistency whatsoever.
• He spouted claptrap about his business experience, but he had never actually run a company.
• That's just claptrap; there's no scientific evidence to support such claims.
• The advertisement was filled with claptrap claims about the product's effectiveness.