Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Claptrap

Claptrap (klap"trap`) , noun

1.
A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obsolete]
2.
A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious but empty rhetoric; humbug.

Claptrap , adjective

Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.