What Is And Then Everyone On The Bus Clapped?
6.3BRAINROT SCOREAnd Then Everyone on the Bus Clapped A sarcastic tag for a story that's obviously exaggerated or fabricated, especially ones that end in the storyteller being publicly applauded/vindicated.
Origin:Named after r/thathappened's mocking shorthand for implausible 'and then everyone clapped'-style Reddit stories, now used broadly to call out any obviously fake self-aggrandizing anecdote.
First Seen:2013
Peak Era:2013-2026 (Reddit)
Aura Impact:-3 Aura (Telling An Obviously Fake Story)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"He said the whole restaurant clapped when he corrected the waiter's French — and then everyone on the bus clapped, sure."
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