clanker

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Etymology

From clank +‎ -er.

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Noun

clanker (plural clankers)

  1. Something that makes a clanking noise.
    • 2007 September 9, Jennifer Dunning, “Choreographic Evidence That Laughing Matters”, in New York Times:
      The robots, designed by Kenjiro Okazaki, are cardboard tubes rather than the usual metal clankers.
  2. (slang) A fib.
    Stop telling clankers!

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