clunkern.

Brit.

/ˈklʌŋkə/, U.S.

/ˈkləŋkər/

Forms: 1900s– clunker, 1900s– klunker.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: clunk v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < clunk v. + -er suffix¹. In sense 2 probably partly by association with clinker n.² Additions.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

1. An old or dilapitated vehicle or machine, esp. a car. Also: a large, ungainly, or inelegant example of something (cf. clunky adj. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out

crock1903

struggle-buggy1925

heap1926

crate1928

jalopy1929

clunker1930

junker1932

iron1935

fixer-upper1948

bomb1953

banger1962

hooptie1968

skedonk1970

gambo1971

1930 Seattle Daily Times 26 Feb. 32 (caption) His Honor Rides—Mayor Frank Edwards as he appeared yesterday on his mighty charger for the opening of the Automobile Show of 1930, with Cap'n Dobbsie riding a ‘klunker’, one of the show's exhibits.

1945 Fortune Aug. 208 Five war-weary Liberators, described with horrors by their pilots as ‘clunkers’.

1953 Billboard 19 Dec. 91 (advt.) Some [jukebox] operators ignore the play potential of these records by displaying them in klunkers that repel business instead of attracting it.

1956 P. D. Boles Glenport, Illinois viii. 53 ‘They won't let you on the gym floor with hard shoes.’ ‘Not with his clunkers especially.’

1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 70/2 You may not have to pass on your aging clunker to the kids and lay out $2,000 or more for a new PC.

1992 New Republic 1 June 54/3 The obvious answer to the auto pollution problem: buy up all the clunkers, the pre-1982 cars on the road.

2011 P.T. Straub Ordinary Adept i. 3 Tess could hardly see Bruce's desk, as it was strewn with all his earthly possessions, including a big blue clunker of a hockey bag.

2. An unsuccessful effort; a failure, a ‘dud’. Cf. clinker n.² Additions.

ΚΠ

1963 Chicago Tribune 28 Apr. e11/1 The last musical of the season, ‘She Loves Me’, makes up for many clunkers which have gone before.

1979 Texas Monthly Nov. 268 His address at the 1976 Republican convention was a clunker; the delegates talked throughout it.

1992 Film Comment Nov.–Dec. 3/2 He also made some klunkers, and a host of ‘commercial’ ventures.

2007 Uncut Feb. 50/1 The Beatles... The stuff they did—everything, from beginning to end, there's not a clunker in the bunch.

2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Sept. 15 In Week 2, they put up a clunker of a game in Los Angeles, but the Steelers got back to their winning ways the rest of the season.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clunker
释义	clunkern. Brit. /ˈklʌŋkə/, U.S. /ˈkləŋkər/ Forms: 1900s– clunker, 1900s– klunker. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: clunk v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < clunk v. + -er suffix¹. In sense 2 probably partly by association with clinker n.² Additions. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. An old or dilapitated vehicle or machine, esp. a car. Also: a large, ungainly, or inelegant example of something (cf. clunky adj. 2). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > old, worn-out crock1903 struggle-buggy1925 heap1926 crate1928 jalopy1929 clunker1930 junker1932 iron1935 fixer-upper1948 bomb1953 banger1962 hooptie1968 skedonk1970 gambo1971 1930 Seattle Daily Times 26 Feb. 32 (caption) His Honor Rides—Mayor Frank Edwards as he appeared yesterday on his mighty charger for the opening of the Automobile Show of 1930, with Cap'n Dobbsie riding a ‘klunker’, one of the show's exhibits. 1945 Fortune Aug. 208 Five war-weary Liberators, described with horrors by their pilots as ‘clunkers’. 1953 Billboard 19 Dec. 91 (advt.) Some [jukebox] operators ignore the play potential of these records by displaying them in klunkers that repel business instead of attracting it. 1956 P. D. Boles Glenport, Illinois viii. 53 ‘They won't let you on the gym floor with hard shoes.’ ‘Not with his clunkers especially.’ 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 27 May 70/2 You may not have to pass on your aging clunker to the kids and lay out $2,000 or more for a new PC. 1992 New Republic 1 June 54/3 The obvious answer to the auto pollution problem: buy up all the clunkers, the pre-1982 cars on the road. 2011 P.T. Straub Ordinary Adept i. 3 Tess could hardly see Bruce's desk, as it was strewn with all his earthly possessions, including a big blue clunker of a hockey bag. 2. An unsuccessful effort; a failure, a ‘dud’. Cf. clinker n.² Additions. ΚΠ 1963 Chicago Tribune 28 Apr. e11/1 The last musical of the season, ‘She Loves Me’, makes up for many clunkers which have gone before. 1979 Texas Monthly Nov. 268 His address at the 1976 Republican convention was a clunker; the delegates talked throughout it. 1992 Film Comment Nov.–Dec. 3/2 He also made some klunkers, and a host of ‘commercial’ ventures. 2007 Uncut Feb. 50/1 The Beatles... The stuff they did—everything, from beginning to end, there's not a clunker in the bunch. 2012 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Sept. 15 In Week 2, they put up a clunker of a game in Los Angeles, but the Steelers got back to their winning ways the rest of the season. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930
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