Claptrap /(klăp"trăp`)/

Clap·trap

Claptrap

n.
  1. A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.]
  2. A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious but empty rhetoric; humbug.

Claptrap

a.
  1. Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal.