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clunker
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
clunker
(noun)
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clunker
/
ˈ
klʌŋkɚ/
noun
plural
clunkers
clunker
/
ˈ
klʌŋkɚ/
noun
plural
clunkers
Learner's definition of CLUNKER
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]
chiefly US, informal
1
:
an old car or machine that does not work well
My first car was an old
clunker
that kept breaking down.
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2
:
something that is a complete failure
That joke was a real
clunker
.
The director's recent films have all been
clunkers
.
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