What is Premature Eclapulation?
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Premature Eclapulation (n.)- The process of clapping (whether it be during events such as plays, operas, and orchestral performances) when the climax of the moment (or the moment most appropriate for ovation) has not yet been reached, often followed by booing and disappointed looks.
"That idiot Jack, confusing the theatre's intermittance with the end of the play, drenched the entire audience with his premature eclapulation"
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