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clanka

/ˈklæŋkə/

clanka is the alternative form of clanker.

Meaning of clanker

Noun

clanker (plural clankers)

  1. Something that makes a clanking noise.
    • Hurt him, hang him, Scrape-trencher, Stare-wearer, Wine-ſpiller, Mettle-clanker, Rogue by generation : Why dost heare Will?1611, George Wilkins, The Miseries of Inforst Mariage, London: George Vincent, page 36
  2. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) A robot or artificial intelligence.
    • I got laid off 'cause they got them goddamn clankers taking our jobs.
    Synonyms:
    cogsucker, rust monkey, tinskin, wireback
  3. (Internet, broadly) A person who uses automated technology or generative AI.
    • Education is getting overtaken by clankers.
  4. (slang) A fib.
    • Stop telling clankers!

Forms of clanka

pluralclankas
alternative formclankah

Origin of clanka

From clanker (“robot”), with the "hard r" exchanged for a "soft a", coined by analogy with the contrast between nigga and nigger. Thus, this term constitutes a variant of clanker which is imagined as less offensive.

Words that rhyme with clanka

Questions about clanka

What is clanka the alternative form of?
Clanka is the alternative form of clanker.
How do you pronounce clanka?
Clanka is pronounced /ˈklæŋkə/.

Words near clanka in the dictionary

  1. clangy
  2. clanism
  3. clanistic
  4. clanistics
  5. clank
  6. clanka
  7. clankas
  8. clanked
  9. clanker
  10. clankers
  11. clankety

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: clanka (page history and authors); clanker (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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