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clapback
noun 2
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nasty
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noun
1
An exercise where the pupil is instructed to repeat a previously played rhythm by clapping.
2
A witty or sarcastic retort.
While these bits of online affirmation are addicting, so too are the online takedowns, the clapbacks, the snark.
“My first truly viral video was a clapback to a nasty comment someone made about me being a stupid millennial and telling me to ‘go eat toast’,” Kung recalls.
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While these bits of online affirmation are addicting, so too are the online takedowns, the clapbacks, the snark.
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“My first truly viral video was a clapback to a nasty comment someone made about me being a stupid millennial and telling me to ‘go eat toast’,” Kung recalls.
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