clackers
Swinging ball toy
Clackers are a toy consisting of two hard plastic balls connected by a string, designed to be swung rhythmically so they click together above and below the hand.
Popular in the early 1970s, they were eventually banned or discontinued in many places due to the balls shattering and causing injuries.
The term also refers to anything that makes a clacking sound, including teeth chattering from cold or, in British slang, testicles.
Loud rattling noise
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- knockingStriking to announce presence
rattling · plastic · collision · noise · banging · clattering · crack · smack
Officially disallowed
- recalledBrought back mentally
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- safetyFreedom from harm
warning · hazard · lawsuit · fragments · impact · velocity · shards · prohibition
Axled discs on string
- slinkySinuously graceful or form-fitting
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- marblesSmall spherical game pieces
- topUppermost part or surface
whirligig · cup-and-ball · diabolo · kendama
Flared-leg trousers
- discoSeventies dance music
- eight-trackMagnetic audio format, 1960s-70s
- PolaroidInstant photography pioneer
- macraméFiber art using knots
clatter
Loud rattling noise
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
knocking · rattling · plastic · collision · noise · banging · clattering · crack · smack · whack
banned
Officially disallowed
safety · warning · hazard · lawsuit · fragments · impact · velocity · shards · prohibition · risk
yo-yo
Axled discs on string
- slinkySinuously graceful or form-fitting
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
- marblesSmall spherical game pieces
top · whirligig · cup-and-ball · diabolo · kendama
bell-bottoms
Flared-leg trousers
- discoSeventies dance music
- eight-trackMagnetic audio format, 1960s-70s
- PolaroidInstant photography pioneer
- folk toyskendama, folk toys, nesting dolls, dreidel, handcrafted toys
- skill toysyo-yo, diabolo, kendama, juggling balls, juggling clubs
- desk toysNewton's cradle, fidget spinner, stress ball, fidget cube, kinetic sand
clackerssilencers
Devices that reduce noise
mufflers · dampeners · soft toys · plush toys · foam blocks
clackerspuzzles
Problems designed to challenge
building blocks · stuffed animals · stress balls · coloring books
clackersjigsaw puzzles
Fragmented images for reassembly
coloring books · stuffed animals · Play-Doh · Etch A Sketch · Lite-Brite
- clacker ballsPercussive swinging toy spheres