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clanger

clan·ger

UK/ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ uncommon informal uk

noun

1.

a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate

  • “he dropped a clanger”

Origin

From clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er.

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