Definition of clanger
British
: a conspicuous blunder
—often used in the phrase drop a clanger
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Examples of clanger in a Sentence
They lost the game after a defensive clanger.
a newsreader who memorably dropped a clanger when she referred to Robert Burns as an English poet
Recent Examples of clanger from the Web
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Despite showing solidarity on the pitch, matters were complicated when Bale's agent dropped an inadvertent clanger on local radio, stating the pair didn't get along.
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His most recent clanger came against Southampton in the Gunners' last league game.
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So teams won't have him around to leave open for rim clangers.
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Spurs doubled their lead in the 16th minute, as Ben Davies clipped a superb finish into the bottom corner following a defensive clanger from Chris Lowe.
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First Known Use of clanger
1948
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