n. a quiet kind of “patting” applause like that made in golf tournaments. (One had quietly claps against the back of the other hand.) : The audience sat there throughout. Not even a little golf clap. I think our act is washed up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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