happy clappy
adj.— «The pejorative term happy clappys doesn’t apply to the music ministry of the son of Brian Houston, the flamboyant senior pastor of the Hillsong empire.» —“He’s on a musical mission for God” by Linda Morris Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) May 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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