like the clappers
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like the clappers
Where it comes from
Partridge says: "Possibly rhyming slang for 'clappers of a bell', 'hell'."
phrase
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Very hard or very rapidly.
After hurling their insults, they ran like the clappers to get away.
Similar: like the clappers of fuck, like the clappers of hell
Translations
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prep_phrase very hard or rapidly
| Español | a toda leche, escopetado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | in einem Affentempo, sehr schnell, wie die Feuerwehr |
Talk about this word "like the clappers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/like%20the%20clappers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. like the clappers. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/like%20the%20clappers "like the clappers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/like%20the%20clappers.Cite this
@misc{like_the_clappers_2026,
title = {like the clappers},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/like%20the%20clappers},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
