noun. The state of clapping. When an audience viewing any live entertainment or performance is actually engaged in the act of applause.
"In just a second, the band is gonna come out and you, ladies and gentlemen, will hit full clapatation."
by SamuraiPanda March 26, 2009
Used as a gauge of audience member approval or disapproval for certain questions or topics asked on a talk show.
Wendy Williams asked her co-host audience by clapation to decide whether or not this couple should stay married. clappation
by BooBoo2268 May 15, 2015