clanger - definition of clanger by The Free Dictionary
clang·er (klăng′ər) n. Chiefly British A blunder; a faux pas. clanger (ˈklæŋə) n 1. a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger) 2. something that clangs or causes a clang [C20: from clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang] c...