WORD OF THE DAY
If you drive a clunker, you've got a very old, decrepit car. Ask anyone and they'll advise you not to take that clunker on a road trip from California to Maine!
A clunker hasn't just racked up a lot of miles — it's also visibly dilapidated and may just barely work at all. Leave your car out in the rain for years without tune-ups and oil changes, and it'll eventually become a clunker. You can also use this word for unsuccessful efforts: "I'm not sure about being a comedian after that clunker of a joke I told at dinner." Clunker comes from the clunk sound of a broken machine.
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Vocabulary lists containing clunker
Thirteen-year-old Maudie Grace McGinn looks forward to spending summers in California with her dad, especially since her new stepfather angrily wants control.
