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clapbacks

clapbacks is the plural of clapback.

Meaning of clapback

Noun

clapback (countable and uncountable, plural clapbacks)

  1. An exercise where the pupil is instructed to repeat a previously played rhythm by clapping.
  2. (countable, informal) A witty or sarcastic retort.
    • While these bits of online affirmation are addicting, so too are the online takedowns, the clapbacks, the snark.2020 March 9, “'It's so toxic': why we're addicted to mean online gossip about women”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Questions about clapbacks

What is clapbacks the plural of?
Clapbacks is the plural of clapback.

Words near clapbacks in the dictionary

  1. clap-o-meters
  2. clap-trap
  3. clapalong
  4. clapalongs
  5. clapback
  6. clapbacks
  7. clapboard
  8. clapboarded
  9. clapboarding
  10. clapboards
  11. clapbread

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clapbacks (page history and authors); clapback (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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