clunkers

/ˈklʌŋkərz/
noun
  1. Old, worn-out vehicles or machines that are in poor condition and barely work.
    • They traded in their clunker for a new hybrid vehicle.
    • The mechanic said my car is a clunker and not worth fixing.
    • My grandfather still drives a rusty old clunker from the 1970s.
  2. Things that are of very poor quality or that fail badly, such as movies, products, or ideas.
    • That movie was a real clunker — the plot made no sense.
    • The company's new smartphone was a clunker and got terrible reviews.
    • Most of his jokes were clunkers that didn't get a single laugh.
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