as in idiot
a stupid person
don't be such a clunk and just get on with it
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Recent Examples of clunk
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
The sequential transmission engages first with a clunk, and there's the novelty of having to negotiate a clutch pedal to get moving.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
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Noun
The guardian huffed and slammed the door shut, but a moment later, metal clunked, and the door was opened.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
Clanking and clunking against a group as deep and polished as UConn was a recipe befitting a school lunchroom.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
The swing, a thick piece of lumber, clunks against the bull’s tines.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
The sequential transmission engages first with a clunk, and there's the novelty of having to negotiate a clutch pedal to get moving.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clunk
Verb
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Instead of the defensive backs letting him through and setting the ball up at the 3-yard-line, however, safety Nick Scott didn’t let his quarterback get in his end zone — and thudded the QB.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
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Bieber’s ongoing war against the paparazzi, and seemingly also himself and those around him, has reached a point of thudding tediousness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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That also means 25 percent longer battery life, bumping Google's claim up to 40 hours of run time for the 45-mm watch and 30 hours for the 41-mm model.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
20 Aug. 2025
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Only union employees represented by Workers United are entitled to bumping rights.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Quick hits Clarkston football defeated Belleville 38-7 at Wayne State to open up the MHSAA season.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Father Mackie's backstory hits the cutting room floor Loyal Osman readers might be surprised to learn that Father Mackie only has a few on-screen moments in the movie adaptation, and his heartbreaking backstory is largely cut for time.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.—
Linda Trischitta,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
10 July 2017
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Zuby said the Tesla Model S didn’t have a strong enough safety belt, and a dummy used to simulate a driver in the small overlap test moved too far forward during the crash, striking its head on the steering wheel.—
Diana Kruzman,
USA TODAY,
6 July 2017
Verb
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She can be seen in the viral video being knocked unconscious and falling onto the pavement at the intersection of Fourth and Elm Street.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Prosecutors say a woman was knocked unconscious and two other people suffered concussions.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So Bull does what any sensible, testicle-loving mutt would do.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The phrase has become shorthand for a kind of national inferiority syndrome—a sense that Brazil, despite its grand ambitions and global flair, thinks of itself as a mutt trying to hang with pedigrees.—
Shannon Sims,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Burton has set career-high averages in points (11.3), rebounds (4.3) and assists (5.1) while being the only player to start every game for Golden State.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Volunteerism is rebounding: 28.3% of Americans volunteered through organizations between September 2022 and September 2023, up from the pandemic low, according to Census/AmeriCorps.—
Cat Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Clunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clunk. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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