"clanger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 clanger.ogg [Australia] Forms: clangers [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|clang|er|gloss1=loud ringing sound|id2=agent noun}} clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clanger (plural clangers)
  1. Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun-GSL-WAPV
  2. The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun--OuAN9z7
  3. (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, informal Synonyms (noticeable error): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, faux pas, gaffe, pratfall Translations (noticeable mistake): couac [masculine] (French), Schnitzer [masculine] (German), Fehltritt [masculine] (German), Fauxpas [masculine] (German), klavertramp (Swedish), tabbe (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun-vXm5B9bm Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 18 14 15 27 25 Disambiguation of 'noticeable error': 0 1 87 10 1 1 Disambiguation of 'noticeable mistake': 2 2 68 23 3 2
  4. (Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against". Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun-3bTaLY9T Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 18 14 15 27 25
  5. An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun-yVMU1zdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 18 14 15 27 25
  6. (Australia, entomology) A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Entomology, Percussion instruments Categories (lifeform): Cicadas
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun-ZT68Uqjy Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 2 4 17 12 13 31 21 Disambiguation of Cicadas: 2 1 13 10 11 42 21 Categories (other): Australian English, 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: 1 1 18 14 15 27 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 15 13 17 40 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 3 2 21 16 18 39 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 clanger.ogg [Australia] Forms: clangers [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ) Etymology: Shortening of Bedfordshire clanger. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Bedfordshire clanger}} Bedfordshire clanger Head templates: {{en-noun}} clanger (plural clangers)
  1. Short for Bedfordshire clanger. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Bedfordshire clanger
    Sense id: en-clanger-en-noun-3nI9I002 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 18 14 15 27 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "When a woman heckler at Rayleigh shouted, “No more clangers!” Brown proudly rejoined: “Now listen, dear. My latest clanger was to say that people should be allowed to buy houses at lower rates of interest than you can get them for at the moment. I stand by that.”",
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          "text": "He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing."
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        {
          "ref": "1965, Anthony Howard, Richard West, The Road to Number 10, page 215",
          "text": "When a woman heckler at Rayleigh shouted, “No more clangers!” Brown proudly rejoined: “Now listen, dear. My latest clanger was to say that people should be allowed to buy houses at lower rates of interest than you can get them for at the moment. I stand by that.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1976, Musical Opinion, volume 100, page 244",
          "text": "Furthermore if a person drops even a little clanger not only will he know but the others will know and the offender will certainly know that they know!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Jasper Fforde, The Fourth Bear, published 2009, unnumbered page",
          "text": "‘I say,’ he added, changing the subject completely and leaning closer, ‘sorry to hear about that Riding-Hood debacle. Don′t let it get you down, eh? We all drop a serious clanger sooner or later.’",
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        "(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas."
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          "ref": "2006, Jim Main, Rohan Connolly, More Than a Century of AFL Grand Finals, page 202",
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        }
      ],
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        "A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category \"errors including frees against\"."
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        "A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins."
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      "ipa": "/ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/",
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      "sense": "noticeable error",
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      "word": "blunder"
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      "sense": "noticeable error",
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      "sense": "noticeable error",
      "word": "pratfall"
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      "sense": "noticeable mistake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "couac"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "noticeable mistake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Schnitzer"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "noticeable mistake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Fehltritt"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "noticeable mistake",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fauxpas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "noticeable mistake",
      "word": "klavertramp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "noticeable mistake",
      "word": "tabbe"
    }
  ],
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    "Clanger"
  ],
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}

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    "Rhymes:English/æŋə(ɹ)",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
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    "en:Percussion instruments"
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  ],
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/EN-AU_ck1_clanger.ogg",
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        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Clanger"
  ],
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}

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