clanger

[ klang-er ]

/ ˈklæŋ ər /

noun

a person or thing that clangs.

Idioms for clanger

British Slang.

a blunder; faux pas.
drop a clanger, to blunder.

Origin of clanger

First recorded in 1945–50; clang + -er¹

Words nearby clanger

clan, Clancy, clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank, clannish

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Example sentences from the Web for clanger

Indeed, it is probable Mr Adams had rescued more than Fanny from the clanger of a rape that evening.
Joseph Andrews Vol. 1|Henry Fielding
Fate had raised her son to the summit of earthly grandeur and saved him from every clanger.
Barbara Blomberg, Complete|Georg Ebers
To add to the clanger, the gratings had been thrown overboard, and there was no way of confining the captives in the hold.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
But the mother was wise, and aware of the clanger, kept in her own hands the administrating of the medicine.
Weighed and Wanting|George MacDonald

An expedition in this direction was, till lately, certain to be attended with no small excitement and clanger.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd

British Dictionary definitions for clanger

clanger

/ (ˈklæŋə) /

noun

informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger)

something that clangs or causes a clang

Word Origin for clanger

C20: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang

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单词	clanger
释义	clanger [ klang-er ] / ˈklæŋ ər / noun a person or thing that clangs. Idioms for clanger British Slang. a blunder; faux pas. drop a clanger, to blunder. Origin of clanger First recorded in 1945–50; clang + -er¹ Words nearby clanger clan, Clancy, clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank, clannish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clanger Indeed, it is probable Mr Adams had rescued more than Fanny from the clanger of a rape that evening. Joseph Andrews Vol. 1\|Henry Fielding Fate had raised her son to the summit of earthly grandeur and saved him from every clanger. Barbara Blomberg, Complete\|Georg Ebers To add to the clanger, the gratings had been thrown overboard, and there was no way of confining the captives in the hold. The Naval History of the United States\|Willis J. Abbot. But the mother was wise, and aware of the clanger, kept in her own hands the administrating of the medicine. Weighed and Wanting\|George MacDonald An expedition in this direction was, till lately, certain to be attended with no small excitement and clanger. Stanley in Africa\|James P. Boyd British Dictionary definitions for clanger clanger / (ˈklæŋə) / noun informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger) something that clangs or causes a clang Word Origin for clanger C20: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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