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- Dictionaryclanger/ˈklaŋə/
noun
- 1. an absurd or embarrassing blunder: informal British "the minister had dropped a massive political clanger"
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CLANGER definition: 1. something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: 2. something that you…. Learn more.
The meaning of CLANGER is a conspicuous blunder —often used in the phrase drop a clanger. How to use clanger in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger) 2. something that clangs or causes a clang.... Click for more definitions.
CLANGER meaning: 1. something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: 2. something that you…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈklæŋə (r)/ /ˈklæŋər/ (British English, informal) an obvious and embarrassing mistake. Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger. He was always dropping clangers (= making embarrassing mistakes or remarks). Definitions on the go.
(ˈklæŋə) n. 1. informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger) 2. something that clangs or causes a clang. [C20: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang]
a person or thing that clangs. British Slang. a blunder; faux pas. clanger. / ˈklæŋə / noun. informal. a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger ) something that clangs or causes a clang.
