slow handclapnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌsləʊ ˈhænd.klæp/us/ˌsloʊ ˈhænd.klæp/UKan occasion when a crowd watching a performance, sports event, etc. clap very slowly to show that they are annoyed
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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