clunker

clunk·er

noun \ˈkləŋ-kər\

Definition of CLUNKER

1

: an old or badly working piece of machinery; especially : a dilapidated automobile

2

: someone or something notably unsuccessful <told a joke that was a real clunker>

Examples of CLUNKER

1. My first car was an old clunker that kept breaking down.
2. That joke was a real clunker.
3. The director's recent films have all been clunkers.

First Known Use of CLUNKER

1943

Related to CLUNKER

Synonyms: beater, crate, jalopy, junker

Antonyms: blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

Related Words: flivver, hulk, wreck; lemon

Near Antonyms: corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

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Rhymes with CLUNKER

bunker, Bunker, Dunker, flunker, hunker, junker, lunker, plunker, punker, younker