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clang·er
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ər
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noun
1.
a person or thing that
clangs
.
Idiom
2.
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Slang
.
a.
a blunder; faux pas.
b.
drop a clanger,
to blunder.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Origin:
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clanger
(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]
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