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Word: handclapping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1946-1946
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Usage:

Joseph Conn is a radio fan, but he hates commercials. He has his own way of dodging them. Whenever he feels a commercial coming, he turns off his set by merely clapping his hands. Another handclap starts his radio blaring again when he thinks the plug is ended. A "commercial eradicator," which Conn invented, does the trick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Clap Trap | 9/30/1946 | See Source »

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