clanger
noun [C] /ˈklæŋ.ər/
/-ɚ/ mainly UK informalDefinition
› something that you say by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone: Claire dropped (= said) a clanger by joking about his dog that's been dead for three months.Faults and mistakes
(Definition of clanger noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration noun
- Achilles heel noun
- adrift adjective
- black mark noun
- clinker noun (MISTAKE)
- creep in/creep into sth phrasal verb
- errata
- erratum noun
- error noun
- failing noun
- false alarm noun
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- kink noun (PROBLEM)
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