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clunker

[ kluhng-ker ]

noun

Informal.
  1. something worthless or inferior.
  2. Also °ì±ô³Ü²Ô°ì·±ð°ù. an old, worn-out vehicle or machine, especially a car.


clunker

/ ˈ°ì±ôʌŋ°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. a dilapidated old car or other machine
  2. something that fails

    the novel's last line is a clunker

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of clunker1

1940–45, Americanism; clunk + -er 1; clinker 1
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I’ll give Schrader the benefit of the doubt that his dialogue is stilted by design, even though the female characters are particularly prone to clunkers.

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Unlike the losses in Cleveland and Detroit that ensured this trip would be a clunker, this wasn’t about fight.

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But the garbage clunker received the lion’s share of attention due to the outcry from Puerto Rican voters in swing states.

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But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.

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Occasionally, Rogue Machine has produced some clunkers, head-scratchers like the musical “Come Get Maggie†or plays that just weren’t ready for prime time.

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