Clanger

Quick meaning: Clanger is a noun meaning Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).

Meaning

Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).

More Meanings

1. The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
2. An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
3. Short for Bedfordshire clanger.
4. (Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
5. (Australia, entomology) A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
6. (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.

Example Sentences

In his speech, the best man got the bride's name wrong. What a clanger!

He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing.

The front and patio doors are bugged. When you open one a contact breaks and off goes the clanger.

He showed me where to pull the clanger, and I pulled and pulled and the clanging joined the music of the bombardment.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for clanger

Depending on context, synonyms include blooper, blunder, boo-boo, gaffe, pratfall.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clanging, clapper, clam, clanker, jangle, clinker.

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