1. an embarrassing mistake or blunder
Usage: British informal
2. something that makes a loud clanging sound

Examples

• He dropped a real clanger when he forgot the client’s name during the presentation.
• That was quite a clanger – she accidentally sent the email to the wrong person.
• The politician’s comment about taxes was a major clanger that cost him votes.
• The church bells were old clangers that could be heard for miles.
• The fire alarm was a loud clanger that woke everyone in the building.
• She made a terrible clanger by wearing white to someone else’s wedding.