Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A decrepit machine, especially an old car; a rattletrap.
- noun A failure; a flop.
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- noun informal A
decrepit motor car . - noun informal Anything which is in poor condition or of poor quality.
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Examples
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Every cashed in clunker is worth a couple votes, pretty cheaply bought at $4500!
Cash-for-Clunkers hurting charities. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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NBC hasn't put much at risk, having purchased this clunker from a Canadian/French film partnership.
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This program was a clunker from the get go … …. the government can't even get this right and they want us to trust them with our healthcare?
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This program was a clunker from the get go ....... the government can't even get this right and they want us to trust them with our healthcare?
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Hit the link for other tips on knowing when your clunker is past its prime.
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Unhappily for Mr Miliband, though that summary is accurate enough, it also wholly fails to convey how this 6000 word clunker of a speech came across in reality.
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Unhappily for Mr Miliband, though that summary is accurate enough, it also wholly fails to convey how this 6000 word clunker of a speech came across in reality.
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The closest we get to a clunker is a Beach Boys track.
Gizmodo 2011
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What if the next time they didn't give you a choice, but mandated you HAD to trade that so called clunker in.
Latest Articles 2009
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Standing in the sun in a hard hat, sunglasses and polo shirt, Dan Ulrich watched the automobile crusher slowly descend on top of a teal 1995 Dodge metal frame bending effortlessly ... cars are being disposed of as part of the so-called clunker program.
WN.com - Articles related to Nobel Peace Prize could be heavy burden for Obama 2009
bilby commented on the word clunker
Exchange for cash!
October 2, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word clunker
Wondering which sound bodes the most ill if heard in one's car transmission?
clink, clank or clunk? Just sayin'.
October 2, 2009