Clunker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈklʌŋkɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clunker is a noun meaning (informal) A decrepit motor car.
Meaning
(informal) A decrepit motor car.
More Meanings
- (informal) Anything in poor condition or of poor quality.
- (Cornwall, obsolete) The trachea or windpipe.
- (Cornwall, obsolete) The uvula.
Example Sentences
I bought an old clunker of a typewriter.
The only rig nobody'd recognize is that clunker that Vic drove here in, and he won't take it.
All of the stories have a subtle undercurrent of brutality, and the writing is consistently sharp, direct and darkly funny, and there’s not a clunker in the bunch.
2008 July 9, Jacqueline Mitchell, “America's Most Stolen Vehicles”, in Forbes magazine, So don't think for a moment that your old but tired vehicle matters only to you. Your clunker is cash money to professional thieves.
Word Forms
- clunkers
Synonyms for clunker
Depending on context, synonyms include banger, beater, crate, crock, flivver, hooptie.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crapmobile, junkmobile, jalopy, crate, beater, hooptie.
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