clanker
Rattling old machine
Clanker is slang for something old, worn out, or mechanically unreliable, especially a vehicle that makes rattling or clanking noises: My first car was a real clanker.
In science fiction and gaming contexts, clanker is often a disparaging term for robots or droids, suggesting they're merely noisy machines rather than sophisticated beings.
British slang uses clanker for a serious mistake or blunder, similar to clanger.
Toothed rotating machine parts
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
- engineMachine producing motion
- robotProgrammable automated machine
- droidRobot, in shorthand
automaton · jalopy · beater · clunker · wreck · rust-bucket · contraption · mechanism
Expressing criticism or disrespect
- insultOffensive remark or action
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
- droidRobot, in shorthand
robot · mechanical · contemptuous · offensive · mocking · slang · sci-fi · dehumanizing
Light metallic collision sound
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- janglingMaking discordant metallic sounds
- clashingStriking with discord
- bangingStriking with force
clunking · clattering · metallic · resonating · reverberating · echoing · ringing · thumping
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
- engineMachine producing motion
- robotProgrammable automated machine
droid · automaton · jalopy · beater · clunker · wreck · rust-bucket · contraption · mechanism · machinery
derogatory
Expressing criticism or disrespect
- insultOffensive remark or action
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- disparagingExpressing negative judgment
droid · robot · mechanical · contemptuous · offensive · mocking · slang · sci-fi · dehumanizing · epithet
clinking
Light metallic collision sound
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- janglingMaking discordant metallic sounds
- clashingStriking with discord
banging · clunking · clattering · metallic · resonating · reverberating · echoing · ringing · thumping · knocking
clankerluxury car
Expensive, high-end automobile
smooth ride · cherry · mint condition · well-oiled machine · limousine
clankerwell-oiled machine
Flawlessly coordinated working system
smooth operator · purring · humming · gliding · precision instrument
- Ratchet and ClankAction platformer franchise protagonists