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handclap

[hand-klap] / ˈhændˌklæp /


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“Geno Smith respect” followed by a handclap emoji, Fox Sports’ NFL account tweeted to its 3.2 million followers.

From Seattle Times Dec. 9, 2022

It is a confident 45-minute sashay through vulnerable devotionals and existential reflections, tuneful folk and handclap soul.

From New York Times May 10, 2022

Some participants seemed to know what was happening, because I noticed heart and handclap emojis radiating above the heads of several in the room.

From The New Yorker Dec. 2, 2019

The artist responsible is 21-year-old Angel Haze, who raps so deftly, ferociously and with such menace over its stark and clattering handclap beat that "flow" seems too mellow a word for her delivery.

From The Guardian Aug. 25, 2012

“Do you know what a handclap looks like?”

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster




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