[ˈklɪŋkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the stony residue from burnt coal or from a furnace


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from obsolete Dutch klinckaerd (earlier form of klinker), from klinken ‘to clink’

[ˈklɪŋkə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- something that is unsatisfactory, of poor quality, or a failure
(e.g: marketing couldn't save such clinkers as these films)

- something or someone excellent or outstanding
(e.g: she was a real clinker)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (denoting a person or thing that clinks): from clink + -er. clinker dates from the mid 19th century, clinker from the 1930s