clanger

  1. Noun.  (chiefly, UK) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
  2. Noun.  (Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; ''counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".''.
  3. Noun.  Something that clangs; an alarm bell (''also figuratively'').
  4. Noun.  The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
  5. 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.

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