clunker (noun)

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• 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 — 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 — 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 — noun N. Amer. informal 1》 a dilapidated vehicle or machine. 2》 a thing that is totally unsuccessful …   English new terms dictionary

• clunker — noun (C) AmE informal an old car or other machine that does not work well …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — I. kə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: probably from clunk (II) + er : a dilapidated rattling old machine; especially : jalopy II …   Useful english dictionary

• clunker — clunk|er [ klʌŋkər ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL 1. ) an old vehicle or machine that is in very bad condition 2. ) something that is completely unsuccessful: Some of his movies are real clunkers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• beater — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that beats: as a. eggbeater b. a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer c. drumstick 1 2. one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game 3. a dilapidated old automobile ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stinker — noun a) A person who stinks. b) A contemptible person. Syn: stinkard, creep, rotter, scoundrel, hatchet job, nastygram, clunker See Also …   Wiktionary

• cash money — noun Cash, or a thing easily converted to cash, as opposed to credit. So dont think for a moment that your old but tired vehicle matters only to you. Your clunker is cash money to professional thieves …   Wiktionary