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clanger

noun clang·er \ˈklaŋ-ər\

: a bad and embarrassing mistake

Full Definition of CLANGER

British
:  a conspicuous blunder —often used in the phrase drop a clanger
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First Known Use of CLANGER

1948

Related to CLANGER

Synonyms
blunder, bobble, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, error [British], clinker, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip

Rhymes with CLANGER

banger, clangor, ganger, hangar, hanger, Langer, twanger

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