PLONK

plonk

(noun) the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)

plonk

(noun) a cheap wine of inferior quality

plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump

(verb) set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; “He planked the money on the table”; “He planked himself into the sofa”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

plonk

The sound made by something solid landing.

(Internet) The supposed sound of adding a user to one's killfile.

Noun

plonk (plural plonks)

(countable) The sound of something solid landing.

Verb

plonk (third-person singular simple present plonks, present participle plonking, simple past and past participle plonked)

(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly.

(transitive, Internet slang) To automatically ignore a particular poster.

Synonym: killfile

Adverb

plonk (not comparable)

(followed by a location) Precisely and forcefully.

Synonyms

• bang

• slap bang

Etymology 2

Noun

plonk (uncountable)

(uncountable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.

(military, slang, historical) AC Plonk

Etymology 3

Noun

plonk (plural plonks)

(countable, dated, British, law enforcement slang) A female police constable. [in the 1970s]

Synonym: Thesaurus:police officer

Source: Wiktionary



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