plonk

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verb

ˈpläŋk 

ˈplȯŋk

variant of plunk

transitive verb

1

: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound

2

: to set down suddenly : plump

intransitive verb

1

: to make a plunking sound

2

: to drop abruptly : dive

3

: to come out in favor of someone or something : plump

—used with for

plonk

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noun

ˈpläŋk 

ˈplȯŋk

chiefly British

: cheap or inferior wine

Examples of plonk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Rather than plonk cargo or the kids behind the rider atop a rear rack, front loaders puts everything out front. —Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024

The idea is to plonk the machine in a venue, university, boardroom, medical facility and so on, and allow folks to chat with a life-like 3D hologram of a person who might be thousands of miles away. —Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024

Noun

Many wine drinkers’ lone reference point for Beaujolais is the barely drinkable plonk that arrives on our shores around Thanksgiving every year. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 12 May 2024

Even touches that border on cutesy, like a second shroom experiment that fails to bring back Older Elliott but instead plonks Chad into her childhood Justin Bieber obsession, are actually pretty hilarious. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for earlier plink-plonk, perhaps modification of French vin blanc white wine

First Known Use

Noun

1933, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing plonk

• plonk down

Kids Definition

plonk

variant of plunk