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clunker
clunk·er C0426600 (clŭng′kər)n. Informal 1. A decrepit machine, especially an old car; a rattletrap.2. A failure; a flop.clunker (ˈklʌŋkə) n1. (Mechanical Engineering) chiefly US a dilapidated old car or other machine2. something that fails: the novel's last line is a clunker. clunk•er (ˈklʌŋ kər) n. Informal. 1. something worthless or inferior. 2. an old, worn-out machine, esp. a car. 3. clunk (def. 4). [1940–45] Translationsclunker
clunker1. A car that is in poor condition. I think it's time for me to get a new car—this one has turned out to be a real clunker.2. Someone or something deemed to be insignificant or ineffectual. I had high hopes for this new hire, but he turned out to be a real clunker.clunker1. n. an old car. He drives an old clunker and doesn’t have any insurance. 2. n. someone or something worthless; a clinker. We have to get the clunkers off the payroll. |