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plonk

[ plongk ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. inferior or cheap wine.


plonk

1

/ plɒŋk /

noun

  1. informal.
    alcoholic drink, usually wine, esp of inferior quality
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plonk

2

/ plɒŋk /

verb

  1. often foll by down to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly

    he plonked the money on the table

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noun

  1. the act or sound of plonking
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interjection

  1. an exclamation imitative of this sound
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plonk1

1925–30; perhaps alteration of French ( vin ) blanc white (wine)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plonk1

C20: perhaps from French blanc white, as in vin blanc white wine
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Example Sentences

Just cobble it together, plonk it on your head, and smile a lot.

Why not plonk yourself and your guests in front of the warm glow of the television set this holiday weekend?

Suddenly I fall over something—plonk into the middle of some excavated earth, which the rain has made into semolina pudding.

Suddenly we heard a musical and distant wail, something flew past the window, and there was a wee "plonk."

There was a heavy plonk and a rush of feet as Knollys, who had watched fascinated, ran down the companion-way with another man.

Something would go plonk when the trigger was pulled on an empty chamber, so I did some dry practice at the crests of waves.

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