his podgy little legs were going like the clappers
by heffalump June 29, 2005
anything which appears to be going fast or repetitvly.
from either the loose hammers inside churchbells, or an old shrove tuesday custom involving begging by clapping stones together
from either the loose hammers inside churchbells, or an old shrove tuesday custom involving begging by clapping stones together
by metaneme July 2, 2007
Praying furiously fast and with great earnestness. An Australian expression. In Australia, clappers were bird scarers that ran around like mad things.
by wordlady1 May 29, 2010
Posh girls have good manners, but they go like the clappers because they never got to hang around with boys at school
by Joecls May 23, 2022
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