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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
clanger
noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
drop a clanger/brick
▪ No wonder, perhaps, that Seaman dropped a brick.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But then young Charlie dropped the biggest clanger of his racing life.
▪ Today that strong man was shown to have dropped a massive political clanger.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
clanger

clanger \clanger\ n. A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; as, he dropped a clanger. [British]

Wiktionary
clanger

n. 1 (context chiefly UK English) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas. 2 (context Australia Australian rules football English) A mistake made by a player; ''counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".'' 3 Something that clangs; an alarm bell (''also figuratively''). 4 The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound. 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.

WordNet
clanger

n. a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"

Wikipedia
Clanger (Australian rules football)

A clanger in Australian rules football is a term coined by Champion Data founder Ted Hopkins which refers to a turnover or a silly mistake made by a player. Its vague description in statistical tables is "errors including frees against".

Examples of clangers include,

  • Any disposal or deliberate knock-on that goes directly to an opposition player.
  • Any free kick conceded
  • Dropped marks or fumbles under no pressure
  • 50-metre penalties conceded
  • A Ball-Up Kick In (Stepping over the line when kicking in after a behind)
Clanger

Clanger is a colloquial term for 'mistake'.

It may also refer to:

  • Clangers, a television series by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin
  • Traditional nickname for a person local to Bedfordshire, England
  • Bedfordshire clanger, a traditional dumpling containing meat and apple (or jam)
  • Clanger (Australian rules football), a term coined by Champion Data founder Ted Hopkins which refers to a turnover or a mistake made by a player.
  • A trance group founded by Simon Berry

Usage examples of "clanger".

But the Heraclitean river has claimed all those hand-cranked clunkers and clangers.

Then I reflected that if they put me there--and kept me--a guard would have to be placed around us, who would necessarily be in as much clanger as we were, and I knew I could stand any fire that a Rebel could.

Mr Whitney-Evans, I can appreciate not wanting to spoil the image of your beautiful forest, but if lives are in clanger, there is no choice in the matter.

Nearby mages, alerted to the clanger, cast spells to slay the monster.

But, grown familiar with the scenes, they fear The clanger less, as it approaches near.

If they tried to cross in this weather, there was a very real possibility of them drifting too far south and becoming entangled in the clangers they had hoped to avoid.