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şakşakçı

[ʃɑkʃɑkˈt͡ʃɯ]

adj

LanguageTurkish (Turkey)

Meaning
  1. claque
  2. A person hired to applaud a performance or performer, often to make them seem more popular.
Examples

Oyunun başarısız olacağını anlayınca şakşakçıları devreye soktular.

When they realized the play would fail, they brought in the claque.

Pronunciationʃɑkʃɑkˈt͡ʃɯ

Part of speechadj

Usage noteCan also be used figuratively for someone who excessively praises another for personal gain.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.