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Clapartheid

A practice of segregated applause based on the ethnicity, race or religion of those being applauded.
“Hey did you hear that Claudia Roth, Germany‘s Federal Minister of Culture and Media, only clapped for the Israeli filmmaker at the Berlinale and not for his Palestinian co-director?”

“Yeah dude. Total clapartheid.”
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clapartheid

A practice of segregated applause based on the ethnicity, race or religion of those being applauded.
Claudia Roth, the German Minister of State, invented Clapartheid, when she justified her clapping to a jointly created film, at the Berlinale Film Festival, explaining that the clapping was meant only for the Israeli co-director, not the Palestinian co-director.

The filmmakers won an award for their joint film No Other Land, which charts the eradication of Palestinian villages in the West Bank. Clapartheid confused people, where they thought the minister was expressing her admiration for the whole movie, whereas in reality, she was only expressing her admiration for 1/2 of the filmmakers
clapartheid by KamelT February 29, 2024

Clapartheid

A practice of segregated applause based on the ethnicity, race or religion of those applauded.
German minister says she clapped for Israeli film-maker, not his Palestinian colleague, at Berlinale. This statement was the birth of clapartheid.
Clapartheid by Aylin S. March 1, 2024
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020
Word of the Day on May 21, 2026

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019
Word of the Day on May 20, 2026