clanger /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ noun7 •Something that clangs; an alarm bell.The front and patio doors are bugged. When you open one a contact breaks and off goes the clanger. — 1972 •(Australia) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".Geelong could not get their running game going and lapsed into clanger after clanger. — 2006 •(UK, informal) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.In his speech, the best man got the bride's name wrong. What a clanger!He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing. •Short for Bedfordshire clanger. •The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.I dismounted and walked over to Pelleas. “You may remember me, my Lord,” I said. “You once made me a knife from a bell clanger. I am Morgan, Queen of Galloway.” — 1994 •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. •(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. formsclangers
