clanger.
Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
Meaning & usage
Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
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.
A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
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.
A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English clang Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clanger From clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er.
Short for Bedfordshire clanger.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of Bedfordshire clanger.
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