NOUN | act | clanger | a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate |
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Meaning | A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate. | |
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Example | "he dropped a clanger" | |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
Broader | blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo | An embarrassing mistake |
Spanish | coladura, metedura de pata, plancha | |
Catalan | planxa, relliscada | |
Verbs | clang | make a loud noise |
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