clanger

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklæŋər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klang′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clang•er  (klang′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Termsa person or thing that clangs.
  2. British Terms
    • British Termsa blunder;
      faux pas.
    • , Idioms, British Terms drop a clanger, to blunder.
  • clang + -er 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clanger /ˈklæŋə/ n
  1. informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger)
  2. something that clangs or causes a clang
Etymology: 20th Century: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang

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