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clanger

Noun

clang=er

WORDNET DICTIONARY

clanger(n = noun.act) Array - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"

Derived form verb clang₁

clanger, n.

A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; as, he dropped a clanger. [WordNet 1.5]

clanger, n. sl. a mistake or blunder.

Idiom

drop a clanger commit a conspicuous indiscretion.

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