Library / English Dictionary

CLANGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate

Example:

he dropped a clanger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("clanger" is a kind of...):

bloomer; blooper; blunder; boner; boo-boo; botch; bungle; flub; foul-up; fuckup; pratfall (an embarrassing mistake)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Derivation:

clang (make a loud noise)

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