# clanger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
2. The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
3. A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
4. A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
5. 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.
6. A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.

## Etymology
From clang (“loud ringing sound”) + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clanger