clunker
Americannoun
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something worthless or inferior.
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Also klunker an old, worn-out vehicle or machine, especially a car.
noun
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a dilapidated old car or other machine
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something that fails
the novel's last line is a clunker
Etymology
Origin of clunker
Example Sentences
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That Oldsmobile was a clunker from the moment we bought it.
From Literature
I got upset that Lori had chosen a clunker of a star, but Dad explained that “soon” meant hundreds of thousands of years when you were talking about stars.
From Literature
Art had a gun, a pre-Second World War surplus clunker of a thing, which he kept in the barn.
From Literature
But still, clunker that it was, the four-year-old gaming console in the family room worked.
From Literature
Mom drove our old clunker up to the drop-off curb behind a bunch of other cars—mostly fancy cars like BMWs, Volvos, and Jeeps, all shiny and freshly waxed in a variety of bright colors.
From Literature
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