as in idiot
a stupid person
don't be such a clunk and just get on with it
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Recent Examples of clunk
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Still, for me, the performance outweighs the clunk.
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Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 May 2025
Lizz Schumer,
Peoplemag,
12 June 2024
Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
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Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The jet fighter cluster climbed in a captivating, early digital way, while the V12 symphony bounced off surrounding hills; the E-Gear transmission producing a slight clunk with each cog swapped.
100 mph, 120, 140, 150, 175, 180.
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Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Still, for me, the performance outweighs the clunk.
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Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 May 2025
Verb
The guardian huffed and slammed the door shut, but a moment later, metal clunked, and the door was opened.
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Lizz Schumer,
Peoplemag,
12 June 2024
Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunk
Noun
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
Verb
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Some place where the days were days and the nights fell with thudding certainty.
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Getting a lot of work with the first-team unit, Downs quickly met running back Jaydon Blue in an opening hole for a would-be thud of a tackle that drew some attention from the media spectators.
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.
Verb
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Hemani’s case landed at a time when state cannabis laws and federal gun rules are bumping heads more than ever.
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To help justify the thicker addition, the Gen 2’s speaker bump integrates a fold-out kickstand that rotates 360 degrees to support the tablet in portrait and landscape modes.
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The current dummy, dating back in part to 2001, is constructed from 116 rubber discs connected by steel parts all held together by a frame of wires and supported overhead by a separate metal structure.
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The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.
Verb
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Israeli strikes hit several towns in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning local time, killing at least five people, Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported, despite Israel and Hezbollah renewing their truce Friday.
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Temperatures are expected to soar on June 22 in parts of Oregon and Washington, possibly hitting 100 degrees in Portland and at least 90 degrees in Seattle.
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The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
Verb
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani leads the NL in votes received, which would give him the automatic starting spot at DH should that lead hold into Thursday, knocking Schmitt out of contention.
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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“Clunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunk. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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