bullshit vs claptrap

bullshit

noun
  • Statements made without regard for their truth value. 

  • Feces produced by a bull. 

  • Statements that are transparently or offensively false. 

  • Synonym of shit (in its sense of any stuff, especially when viewed negatively or with collegial vulgarity). 

  • Statements that are intentionally misleading, whether true or not. 

  • A card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others' bluffs, and penalizing others by tricking them into inaccurate accusations. 

  • Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener. 

verb
  • To come up with on the spot; to improvise. 

  • To have casual conversation with no real point; to shoot the breeze. 

  • To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive. 

intj
  • An expression of disbelief at what one has just heard. 

adj
  • absurd, irrational, or nonsensical (Most often said of speech, information, or content.) 

claptrap

noun
  • Empty verbiage or nonsense. 

  • A device or trick to gain applause; a humbug. 

  • A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters. 

How often have the words bullshit and claptrap occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )