claptrap vs truth

claptrap

noun
  • Empty verbiage or nonsense. 

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

  • A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters. 

truth

verb
  • To tell the truth. 

  • To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy. 

noun
  • Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. 

  • Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom. 

  • True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. 

  • Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc. 

  • That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth. 

  • The state or quality of being true to someone or something. 

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