clanger
/ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/noun
RareNot in standard dictionaries
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
A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
4
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
A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
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