happy-clappy

/ ˈhæpɪˈklæpɪ /

adjective

1. of or denoting a form of evangelical Christianity in which members of the congregation sing and clap enthusiastically during acts of worship

noun

1. Also calledhappy clapper an enthusiastic evangelical Christian

Example Sentences

Clippers did briefly have a sea captain mascot who made no impression whatsoever, and was soon replaced by Sam Dunk, who looked like nothing more than a geezer kitted out for a weekend pickup game, and whose most memorable moment may have been when he tried to pull a pretty blond fan onto the court to join him in a happy-clappy routine.

From Los Angeles Times

And when he wasn’t staging happy-clappy revues, he was playing tremulous, reverent acoustic music, as on the Seven Swans album, whose vulnerabilities still felt studied and removed.

From Slate

Sometimes, when I was going through a tough time, it was hard to put on a smile when I got recognised in the street, or have to go on stage and be all happy-clappy.

From The Guardian

I was expecting it to be happy-clappy American TV, but I watched a few episodes and enjoyed it.

From The Guardian

By and large, staff buy into the corporate mission in a happy-clappy campus which helps foster a tribal mentality that discourages treachery.

From The Guardian