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My friend, SNL writer Seth Meyers, coined the term clapter, which is when you do a political joke and people go, "Woo-hoo."
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My friend, SNL writer Seth Meyers, coined the term clapter, which is when you do a political joke and people go, "Woo-hoo."
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SNL writer Seth Meyers, coined the term clapter, which is when you do a political joke and people go, 'Woo-hoo.'
FRC Blog Michael Fragoso 2009
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In the glow of the television, he sees the sea of tuxedos and dresses, Republicans and Democrats and their laughter and clapter as jokes are made about missing weapons of mass destruction.
Wendy Button: The White House Press Correspondents Dinner: With Millions Unemployed and Soldiers Dying Abroad, It's Time to Crack Some Jokes and Slap Some Backs Wendy Button 2010
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"Oh! I hear laughter and clapter over there," Litt exclaimed, rushing over to a bride surrounded by women cheering her decision.
Articles 2010
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A friend of mine reminds me that amidst all of this Jon Stewart-as-comic-or-pundit talk it would be best if we kept one neologism in mind: "clapter."
FRC Blog Michael Fragoso 2009
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My friend, SNL writer Seth Meyers, coined the term clapter, which is when you do a political joke and people go, "Woo-hoo." It means they sort of approve but didn't really like it that much.
30 Rock's Tina Fey Clarifies Her Remark About The Daily Show Kelly West 2008
kcarsonm commented on the word clapter
After his performance, clapter echoed through the auditorium.
June 9, 2009
kcarsonm commented on the word clapter
I thought this was a real word until college, when a professor deleted it from a paper. Indeed, it was not listed in "the dictionary," but I always thought a combination of laughter and clapping was obvious.
June 9, 2009
kcarsonm commented on the word clapter
His humorous performance was met with clapter from the audience.
June 9, 2009