HAPPY-CLAPPY


Meaning of HAPPY-CLAPPY in English

/ ˌhæpi ˈklæpi; NAmE / adjective

( BrE , often disapproving ) connected with a Christian group which worships in a very loud and enthusiastic way, showing a lot of feeling

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WORD ORIGIN

1990s: rhyming combination from happy + clap , the action + -y .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.