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handclap

American  
[hand-klap] / ˈhændˌklæp /

noun

  1. a clapping of the hands.


Etymology

Origin of handclap

First recorded in 1815–25; hand + clap 1


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“Geno Smith respect” followed by a handclap emoji, Fox Sports’ NFL account tweeted to its 3.2 million followers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

Some participants seemed to know what was happening, because I noticed heart and handclap emojis radiating above the heads of several in the room.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 2, 2019

Every indignant handclap on Twitter seems to be calling out for the adult in the room.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2017

One which repays duplication is her signature tune, New York, which weaponises a handclap beat from the last Gil Scott-Heron album and plays out to video footage of the Manhattan skyline.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2012

“Do you know what a handclap looks like?”

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

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