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clanger Definition

clanger (klaŋər)

noun

Brit., Informal a mistake or blunder

Etymology: see clang

clanger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drop: At least you can't drop a clanger by dropping your props.

Adjective modifier

  • real: The real clanger occurs in the Letters page of the same issue.
  • big: The good bits were good but they were too overshadowed by the big clangers that were made in terms of camera work and script.
  • such: In Church's and Philip Franks ' production, however, no such clangers are dropped.
  • own: Just for some reason, people seem to be looking the other way when Tardif makes his own clangers.

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