slow clap
slow clap · slow claps
A form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between…A form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between claps, as a form of heckling and to demonstrate that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.
» Tom stood up and started a slow clap.
Meaning
2 sensesA form of clapping in which audience members clap slowly, with long intervals between claps, as a form of heckling and to demonstrate that they disapprove of a performer, speaker, etc.
A form of applause (especially used in films for dramatic effect) that slowly crescendoes from one person's clapping to a crowd's.
Examples
2 sentencesTom stood up and started a slow clap.
Tom tried to start a slow clap, but nobody joined in.