[Ads-l] Word: clapter - blend of clapping & laughter (I conjecture)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Website: The New Yorker
Date: September 19, 2022 (Magazine date: September 26, 2022)
Article: Shane Gillis’s Fall and Rise
Author: Kelefa Sanneh

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/26/shane-gillis-fall-and-rise

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In his view, partisan cheering is just as inimical to comedy as
partisan booing. Gillis tries never to inspire “clapter”—the sound of
an audience broadcasting approval, rather than enjoyment.
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Garson

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