clanger
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Idioms about clanger
drop a clanger, British Slang. to blunder.
Origin of clanger
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British Dictionary definitions for clanger
clanger
/ (ˈklæŋə) /
noun
informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger)
something that clangs or causes a clang
Origin of clanger
1C20: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang
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