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clink-clanks

clink-clanks noun: handcuffs.

Noun

clink-clanks pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) handcuffs
    • Sadly for you, the fuzz didn't take kindly to you running around in your birthday suit, and faster than you can say "Miranda rights," they've put the clink-clanks on you and are hauling you off to the joint.2020 May 26, “What Happens When You Get Arrested”, in The Infographics Show

Origin of clink-clanks

Onomatopoeic.

Questions about clink-clanks

What does clink-clanks mean?
Clink-clanks means handcuffs.
What part of speech is clink-clanks?
Clink-clanks is a noun.

Words near clink-clanks in the dictionary

  1. clinitian
  2. clinition
  3. clinium
  4. cliniums
  5. clink
  6. clink-clanks
  7. clinkable
  8. clinkant
  9. clinked
  10. Clinkenbeard
  11. Clinkenbeards

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