clanger(noun)

a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate

"he dropped a clanger"

clanger(Noun)

A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.

He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing.

clanger(Noun)

A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".

clanger(Noun)

Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).

clanger(Noun)

The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.

clanger(Noun)

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.