clap back

clap back

1. verb To respond to an insult or criticism, sometimes in a vengeful manner. She calmly clapped back at critics by asserting that her weight is none of their business. I'm not proud of it, but I did clap back at the girl who stole my boyfriend by starting a vicious rumor about her.
2. noun A response to an insult or criticism, sometimes in a vengeful manner. I'm not great at the clap back because I get easily flustered by criticism. Her clap back was a vicious rumor targeting the girl that stole her boyfriend.
See also: back, clap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • answer to
  • cross over
  • face off
  • face-off
  • bag it
  • bag someone
  • bagged
  • bagging
  • break out
  • biff
References in classic literature
Od-rabbit it, no mortal was ever run in such a manner; if I dodged one way, one had me; if I offered to clap back, another snapped me.
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After reading the comment, the singer was quick to clap back at the user and set the records straight.
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The American media personality has faced quite a bit of criticism, causing her to clap back against her (https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a28747296/kourtney-kardashian-clapback-doesnt-work-golf-poosh-website-travel-diary/) bashers , showing the internet trolls how queens face adversity.
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Iggy addresses this here in Clap Back, and while its bassheavy battle bars have a promising start, lyrically it fails and is disappointingly unoriginal, a theme that continues throughout the 12-track release.
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Iggy addresses this here in Clap Back, and while its bass-heavy battle bars have a promising start, lyrically it fails and is disappointingly unoriginal, a theme that continues throughout the 12-track release.
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Azalea hits back in Clap Back, a track from In My Defense.
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Iggy addresses this in Clap Back, and, while its bass-heavy battle bars have a promising start, lyrically it is disappointingly unoriginal, a theme that continues throughout the 12-track release.
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I'm never leaving the room again." Warm hyperbole lets you clap back with mittens on.
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Gutoc was quick to clap back at Locsin on Twitter, pointing out that he was the one who did not know what he "traded" his principles for.
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While the actor-cum-model has shared her ordeals of marital struggles, doesn't mean she won't clap back at trolls.
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There are times when they clap back at bashers, something I find is quite necessary.
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Miss Ibrahim has no place for such killer comments; so she got into her clap back arsenal and fired back at the troll this reply: 'Do you mean the brain surgery that you require?
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She's always been able to clap back on social media and now she can't," the insider explained.
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Tempting it may be to clap back at bashers or have a snarky remark reserved just for them in retaliation, taking the high road, as it always has been, remains the better, albeit harder, thing to do.
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"It's part and parcel of the game and the West Brom fans gave me a lot of support and I gave them a little clap back.
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