clanger

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"kl{N.@(r)/
• Rhymes: -æŋə(r)

[edit] Noun

clanger (plural clangers)

1. (chiefly British) a very visible mistake (with reverberating consequences); an attention-getting faux pas; a jarring error.

   He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing.

2. (Australian, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player, counted in the game statistics; the official description is "errors including frees against".
3. 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.