1. obvious mistakes or blunders, especially embarrassing ones
Usage: British informal; plural form

Examples

• He dropped several clangers during his presentation to the board.
• The politician’s speech was full of clangers that made headlines.
• She realized she had made a real clanger when she called her boss by the wrong name.
• The comedian’s clangers actually made the audience laugh harder.
• After dropping that clanger about forgetting the anniversary, he was in trouble.
• The interview was going well until he made a few clangers about company policy.