drop a clanger

(British & Australian informal)

to say something by accident that embarrasses or upsets someone I dropped a clanger by asking John how his dog was when it's been dead three months.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arke	-	Frisian
Leander	lee-AN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Frodo	FRO-do (English)	Literature
Pietronella	peet-ro-NEL-lah	Dutch
Gedaliah	ged-ə-LIE-ə (English)	Biblical
IngimÁRr	-	Ancient Scandinavian