Premature Eclapulation (n.)- The process of
clapping (whether it be during events such as plays, operas, and orchestral performances) when the climax of the moment (or the moment most appropriate for ovation) has not
yet been reached, often followed by booing and disappointed looks.
premature ejaculation
"That
idiot Jack, confusing the theatre's intermittance with
the end of the
play, drenched the entire audience with his premature eclapulation"