"clacker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 clacker.ogg [Australia] Forms: clackers [plural]
Etymology: clack + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clack|er|id2=agent noun}} clack + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clacker (plural clackers)
  1. (music) A percussion instrument that makes a clacking noise. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-clacker-en-noun-jXXz3Cc4 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 84 5 4 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 11 12 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 7 9 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 81 19 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (by extension) Any device that makes a clacking noise. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-clacker-en-noun-4yalmJQ2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clacker balls, tongue clacker
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: clackers [plural]
Etymology: Possibly a deformation of cloaca. Head templates: {{en-noun}} clacker (plural clackers)
  1. (UK, US, vulgar, slang, often in the plural) A testicle. Tags: UK, US, in-plural, often, slang, vulgar Synonyms: testicle
    Sense id: en-clacker-en-noun-S3EQAU68 Categories (other): American English, British English
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) The anus. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang, vulgar Synonyms: anus
    Sense id: en-clacker-en-noun-TO8onq6H Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clacka Derived forms: clackerbag
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for clacker meaning in All languages combined (4.5kB)

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