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    clap back

    US /klæp bæk/

    ・

    UK /klæp bæk/

    B2
    phr.v.To reply quickly and sharply to criticism or insult.
    She clapped back at critics with a witty response.

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    How To Never Get Angry Or Bothered By Anyone

    04:07How To Never Get Angry Or Bothered By Anyone
    • Someone throws shade, you clap back.

      Someone throws shade, you clap back.

    • Someone throws shade, you clap back.

      Someone throws shade, you clap back.

    B1

    Top 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Super Nintendo

    16:47Top 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Super Nintendo
    • So Nintendo eventually realized they had to clap back, announcing the Super Famicom in 1987.

      So Nintendo eventually realized they had to clap back, announcing the Super Famicom in 1987.

    • But Sega backed Nintendo into a corner with an aggressive marketing campaign that basically pointed at Nintendo and yelled, "Hey, old man!" So Nintendo eventually realized they had to clap back, announcing the Super Famicom in 1987.

      But Sega backed Nintendo into a corner with an aggressive marketing campaign that basically pointed at Nintendo and yelled, "Hey, old man!" So Nintendo eventually realized they had to clap back, announcing the Super Famicom in 1987.

    B2

    Redneck Drives a Duct Tape Car off a Cliff!

    04:58Redneck Drives a Duct Tape Car off a Cliff!
    • Yes, it is. (clap) back to you, husband.

      Yes, it is. (clap) back to you, husband.

    B2

    How To Never Get Angry Or Bothered By Anyone (STOICISM)

    05:41How To Never Get Angry Or Bothered By Anyone (STOICISM)
    • You don't need to clap back at every insult.

      You don't need to clap back at every insult.

    • You don't need to clap back at every insult.

      You don't need to clap back at every insult.

    B1

    Every Genz & Alpha Slang Explained in 10 Minutes

    10:26Every Genz & Alpha Slang Explained in 10 Minutes
    • Clap back.

      Clap back.

    • A clap back is a sharp, quick response to criticism or negative comments.

      A clap back is a sharp, quick response to criticism or negative comments.

    B2