clunker

[ kluhng-ker ]

/ ˈklʌŋ kər /

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noun Informal.

something worthless or inferior.

Also klunk·er . an old, worn-out vehicle or machine, especially a car.

clunk (def. 4).

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Origin of clunker

1940–45, Americanism;clunk + -er¹; cf. clinker¹

Words nearby clunker

clumsy, clunes, clung, Cluniac, clunk, clunker, clunkhead, clunky, Cluny, Cluny lace, clupeid

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How to use clunker in a sentence

Still, even if they were no longer immune to the odd clunker now and again, Culpepper, Dawson and Warner all went on to post multiple great seasons after their first tastes of poor play.
Yes, Patrick Mahomes Is Struggling. But No QB Avoided His First Career Slump Longer.|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|November 4, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
The Packers have won six straight games since their pitiful 38-3 season-opening clunker against New Orleans.
Aaron Rodgers continues to adapt. To win another Super Bowl requires a finishing touch.|Jerry Brewer|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
Rent, utilities, replacing the clunker of a car with less clunky car.
Jobless claims fall to lowest level of the pandemic|Hannah Denham|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
Aldama will continue to do food deliveries as long as his clunker of a car starts, and he plans to apply for more in-person jobs after he’s vaccinated.
Millions of Tenants Behind on Rent, Small Landlords Struggling, Eviction Moratoriums Expiring Soon: Inside the Next Housing Crisis|Abby Vesoulis/Seattle|February 18, 2021|Time

His last outing was a clunker against the Nationals in which he allowed five runs on three hits, walked three and recorded just one out.
Nationals protect Steven Fuentes, Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon from Rule 5 draft|Jesse Dougherty|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
And for the second time in six months, he delivered a clunker.
Obama Delivers Another Clunker|Peter Beinart|May 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for clunker

clunker

/ (ˈklʌŋkə) /

noun informal

mainly US a dilapidated old car or other machine

something that failsthe novel's last line is a clunker

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clunker

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