clunker
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Clunker — may refer to: An old car, generally in poor condition, or a car that may be eligible to be traded in under with the U.S. government cash for clunkers program A western Canadian term for a large hiking boot, often found in outdoors stores A… … Wikipedia
clunker — anything inferior, 1940s, agent noun from CLUNK (Cf. clunk). Specific sense of old car was in use by 1951 (clunk in the sense old worn out machine is from 1940s) … Etymology dictionary
clunker — ☆ clunker [kluŋk′ər ] n. Slang 1. an old machine in poor repair; esp., a noisy, dilapidated automobile 2. a thing that is worthless, inferior, unsuccessful, etc … English World dictionary
clunker — 1. n. an old car. □ He drives an old clunker and doesn’t have any insurance. □ I gotta get rid of this clunker pretty soon. 2. n. someone or something worthless; a clinker. □ We have to get the clunkers off the payroll … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Clunker — A popular reference to the old vehicle traded in under the U.S. government s cash for clunkers program, rolled out in 2009, for a newer more fuel efficient vehicle. For a clunker to be eligible for the program it must have satisfied four… … Investment dictionary
clunker — UK [ˈklʌŋkə(r)] / US [ˈklʌŋkər] noun [countable] Word forms clunker : singular clunker plural clunkers American informal 1) an old vehicle or machine that is in very bad condition 2) something that is completely unsuccessful Some of his novels… … English dictionary
clunker — noun Date: 1943 1. an old or badly working piece of machinery; especially a dilapidated automobile 2. someone or something notably unsuccessful < told a joke that was a real clunker > … New Collegiate Dictionary
clunker — n A old, beat up car. I can t go on a date in that old clunker. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
clunker — [[t]klʌ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] clunkers N COUNT If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart. [AM] Syn: banger … English dictionary
clunker — a car that is in poor condition, a beater Uncle Blair has bought another clunker an old Pontiac … English idioms
