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and then everyone on the bus clapped

and then everyone on the bus clapped interjection: used to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.

Interjection

  1. (Internet) Used to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.
    • "....and then everyone on the bus clapped"
      This story reeks of being only very loosely based on a real event and every character in it kind of has the same voice.2017 November 26, Aurora Borealis (@RebelMechaniker), Twitter
    • And then everyone on the bus clapped! That's a very nice anecdote that has zero basis in reality.2020 January 1, Tom-A062 (@Tom_A062), Twitter
    Synonyms:
    cool story bro

Synonyms of and then everyone on the bus clapped

Forms of and then everyone on the bus clapped

alternative formand then everyone clapped
alternative formeveryone clapped

Questions about and then everyone on the bus clapped

What does and then everyone on the bus clapped mean?
And then everyone on the bus clapped means used to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.
What part of speech is and then everyone on the bus clapped?
And then everyone on the bus clapped is an interjection.

Words near and then everyone on the bus clapped in the dictionary

  1. and that's flat
  2. and the church says amen
  3. and the horse you rode in on
  4. and the like
  5. and then everyone clapped
  6. and then everyone on the bus clapped
  7. and then some
  8. and what-not
  9. and whatnot
  10. and your little dog too
  11. and'll

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