clanger
(noun) a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; “he dropped a clanger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clanger (plural clangers)
Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
(chiefly, UK, informal) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
(chiefly, UK, informal) An inhabitant of Bedfordshire.
(Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
• (noticeable error): Usually appears with the verb drop.
• (noticeable error): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, faux pas, gaffe, pratfall
• glancer
Source: Wiktionary
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
