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clunker

[kluhng-ker] / ˈklʌŋ kər /








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In a clunker of a season opener, they couldn’t tackle on defense or consistently move the ball on offense behind new quarterback Nico Iamaleava.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

Murray, who had a 3-for-18 clunker in Game 2, tried everything from leaners, fadeaways and spot-up 3-pointers.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

I stop and adjust my backpack, shifting the weight of an old clunker of a laptop.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali