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clunker
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clunk·er  (clngkr)
n. Informal
1. A decrepit machine, especially an old car; a rattletrap.
2. A failure; a flop.
clunker [ˈklʌŋkə]
n Informal
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Chiefly US a dilapidated old car or other machine
2. something that fails the novel's last line is a clunker
Translations
clunker [ˈklʌŋkəʳ] N (US) → cacharro m
clunker
n (US pej inf: = car) → Kiste f (pej inf), → Mühle f (pej inf)


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