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1
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
- a documentary that had such clinkers as a reference to Iran as an Arab nation
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2
something that has failed
- all of the toy company's new offerings for the Christmas season proved to be clinkers
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- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- phenomenon
Antonyms for clinker
- blockbuster,
- hit,
- smash,
- success,
- winner
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“Clinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of clinker was in 1641
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