clanger
/ˈklaŋə
/noun British informal
An absurd or embarrassing blunder: the minister had dropped a massive political clanger...
- In an embarrassing clanger, it seems they massively misjudged the scale of the fine they would receive.
- She said: ‘This is a basic error and a real clanger.’
- Let's look at the clangers the Council has dropped.
Rhymes
- extraposition
- extrapyramidal
- extrasensory perception
- extrasolar
- extra special
- extrasystole
- extraterrestrial
- extraterritorial
- extraterritoriality
- extra time
- extratropical
- extrauterine
- extravagance
- extravagancy
- extravagant
- extravagantly
- extravaganza
- extravasate
- extravasation
- extravascular
- extravehicular
- extravert
- extraverted
- extra virgin
- extrema