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- Dictionaryclanger/ˈklaŋə/
noun
- 1. an absurd or embarrassing blunder: informal British "the minister had dropped a massive political clanger"
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CLANGER definition: 1. something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: 2. something that you…. Learn more.
The meaning of CLANGER is a conspicuous blunder —often used in the phrase drop a clanger. How to use clanger in a sentence.
CLANGER meaning: 1. something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: 2. something that you…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger) 2. something that clangs or causes a clang.... Click for more definitions.
5 days ago · noun. a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate. “he dropped a clanger ”. see more.
n. 1. informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger) 2. something that clangs or causes a clang. [C20: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang]
clanger. an obvious and embarrassing mistake. Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger. He was always dropping clangers (= making embarrassing mistakes or remarks). Definition of clanger noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.