Claptrap(
K LAP T
RAP) noun. A reference to an unusually gaping mouth that usually shuts only by
force or shame. The back draft caused by the sudden slamming of a Claptrap often causes flies , mosquitoes , and other flying insects to become trapped inside the gaping maw. Claptraps have been known to be fatal on
rare occasions when the amassed flies create a hazardous blockage of the airway ,causing the Claptrapper to asphyxiate.