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happy-clappy

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happy-clappy [ˈhæpɪˈklæpɪ] Derogatory
adj
(Christian Churches, other) of or denoting a form of evangelical Christianity in which members of the congregation sing and clap enthusiastically during acts of worship
n pl -pies
(Christian Churches, other) Also called happy clapper an enthusiastic evangelical Christian


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And for a soundtrack, jazz musicians Gilad Atzmon and Yaron Stavi step onstage to improvise an agonized "Wain A Ramallah"--that happy-clappy song used first at a family party, then to drown out the sounds of an execution, and finally now to accompany the Palestinian people in their long journey into exile.
Happy-clappy prayer I found off-putting because I was a member of the Jewish generation that had witnessed the Holocaust.
 
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