happy-clappy
adj.— «There again, his departure may not have been quite so abrupt as it at first appears. Of the eight top executives—nine if you include Mickey Mouse—photographed in the company’s happy-clappy annual report, he’s the only one who can’t raise a smile.» —“Unhappy Grumpy” Financial Times (United Kingdom) Feb. 6, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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