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clanger

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  1. Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
  2. The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
  4. (Australia) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
  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.
  6. (Australia) A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology

From clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er.

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