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9. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Art of the Clapback.

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:55 PM

Jan 2019

Update: This word was added in January 2019.

As more of life moves online, we've developed new vocabulary to refer to online interactions, good and bad. One word that's gaining traction is clapback.

What exactly is a clapback?

Not to be confused with a garden-variety diss, a clapback is deemed by most as a targeted, often viciously acute comeback intended to place someone in much-needed check. …The goal of the clapback is to 👏Shut. 👏It. 👏Down
— Aaron Edwards & Ira Madison III, BuzzFeed.com, 18 Feb. 2015

Clapbacks are now so much a part of our regular discourse online that even your humble dictionary has been accused of clapping back.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/clapback-meaning-origin

Some have criticized her for using her time to post on social media. It certainly is a wee portion of time compared to those who have scheduled call time (she doesn't court those types of donors):

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/call-time-congressional-fundraising_n_2427291.html

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Art of the Clapback. demmiblue Jan 2019 #9

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