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going like the clappers

to be running to or from something very very fast
his podgy little legs were going like the clappers

going like the clappers

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
going like the clappers
running like the clappers

Pray like the clappers 

Praying furiously fast and with great earnestness. An Australian expression. In Australia, clappers were bird scarers that ran around like mad things.
My mate had to be rushed to the hospital this morning. Pray like the clappers for him!

Go like the clappers 

A person usually a lady who is an epic shag for reasons unknown
Posh girls have good manners, but they go like the clappers because they never got to hang around with boys at school

like the clappers

Darryl was driving his Swift he was going like the clappers
Good one Darryl 👍🏽
like the clappers by Terry222 July 31, 2017

church hurt 

church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
Word of the Day on May 27, 2026