clanger
Something that clangsSomething that clangs; an alarm bell.
» He's dropped a real clanger.
Er hat sich einen groben Schnitzer geleistet.
Meaning
6 senses(also, figuratively)Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal)A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
In his speech, the best man got the bride's name wrong. What a clanger!
He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing.
Schnitzer, Fehltritt, Fauxpas
(Australia)A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
(Australia)A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
- a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
Examples
2 sentencesHe's dropped a real clanger.
deEr hat sich einen groben Schnitzer geleistet.
He dropped an awful clanger.
deEr hat sich einen groben Schnitzer geleistet.