Definition of "clunker" [clunker]

• Informal A decrepit machine, especially an old car; a rattletrap. (noun)
• Informal A failure; a flop. (noun)

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• "Every cashed in clunker is worth a couple votes, pretty cheaply bought at $4500!"
• "NBC hasn't put much at risk, having purchased this clunker from a Canadian/French film partnership."
• "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?"