- clunker
- 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. 2014.
clunker
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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 — noun a) A decrepit motor car. The only rig nobodyd recognize is that clunker that Vic drove here in, and he wont take it. b) Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality. I bought an old clunker of a typewriter … Wiktionary
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
