clinker



clinker

1. n. a mistake; (in music) a misplayed note. Look at the score, man! That series of clinkers just isn’t there.
2. n. a worthless person or thing. (From the term for a cinder.) Ralph has turned out to be a real clinker. We’ll have to pink slip him.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bassem-Arabic
Franco['frɔŋkəu]
ImogenIM-ə-jənEnglish (British)
Remigius-Late Roman
PhilomelFIL-ə-mel (English)Literature
EngelbertENG-el-bert (German)German, Ancient Germanic