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#184063 04/02/09 04:30 PM
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Here's a neologism that might fit into various situations - 'claptrapulous' meaning utterly absurd or nonsensical, derived obviously from 'claptrap'

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and an easy step to the verb: she sure claptrapped that one!


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and claptrapulous is such an absurd sounding word that it fits its definition. Nice.


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